COVID-19 on Wednesday — a new single-day record — and the province’s 49th death related to the disease.The person who died was an individual in their 80s living in the Fredericton region, the province said in a release.“I am saddened to hear that we have lost another person to this virus and offer my sincere sympathy to the loved ones of the deceased,” said Dr.
Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health for New Brunswick.There are now 557 active cases in the province, the most since the pandemic began.Two more people have been hospitalized since Tuesday’s update, for a total of 26.
Fifteen of them are in ICU.In a news conference earlier this week, Dr. Russell said projections for this week suggest the province will soon see more than.