New Brunswick health authorities are reporting an increase in the number of patients with COVID-19 in intensive care but no new deaths.
The province’s online dashboard shows 89 people with the virus in hospital, including eight in intensive care.
That’s a rise of three hospitalizations and five intensive care cases compared to the previous day.
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Three patients are listed as being on a ventilator.
The number of active cases has also rose to 3,633, with officials reporting 386 new infections and 327 recoveries.
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Officials say 92.8 per cent of those aged five and older in the province have received a first dose, 87.1 per cent have received two doses while 50.1 per cent have received a booster.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 2, 2022.
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