New Brunswick is reporting 98 active COVID-19 hospitalizations, as the number of patients receiving intensive care increases.
There are 16 people in ICU with COVID-19, up by four in the past day.
Of those, six people are on a ventilator.
Hospital occupancy for COVID-19-designated care is at 90 per cent across the province, while ICUs are at 69 per cent.
According to the provincial dashboard, there are now 579 health staff isolating after testing positive for the virus. This includes 179 Vitalité staff, 312 Horizon staff and 88 extra mural staff with Ambulance New Brunswick.
The province also reported 342 new PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, and another 498 self-reported rapid test positives.
There are an estimated 3,857 confirmed active cases.
Meanwhile, the province has surpassed 40,000 rapid test positives since Jan. 5 this year. Though, the province notes the total number of 40,374 may not be accurate since the results are self-reported.
More than 50.5 per cent of the eligible population has now received a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Nearly 93 per cent of those aged five and older have received at least one dose, and 87.3 per cent received at least two doses.
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