Only one new case of COVID-19 was reported in New Brunswick on Friday.
It’s in the Bathurst region, involves a person in their 30s, and is travel-related.
The number of active cases is down to 38 for the first time since mid-March.
Four people are in the hospital in New Brunswick, one person is in an intensive care unit.
The number of fully vaccinated New Brunswickers has increased from 23.3 to 25.2 per cent.
Over 13,000 second doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered on Thursday.
“I am so pleased to see the increasing number of New Brunswickers being vaccinated with both doses,” said Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health. “Immunizers and clinic staff across New Brunswick have been reporting record numbers of doses administered this week. They’re hard at work helping New Brunswickers get the maximum protection from COVID-19 and its variants and I want to thank them and all New Brunswickers for doing their part in working towards our path to Green.”
Seventy-seven per cent of eligible New Brunswickers have received their first dose.
More than one-quarter of eligible New Brunswickers fully vaccinated.https://t.co/QGWz0T6OLe pic.twitter.com/nACwG5kkXu
— Government of NB (@Gov_NB) June 25, 2021
