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N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 10 new cases, 60% of eligible residents partly vaccinated

Public Health is reporting 10 new cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick. This brings the active case total in the province to 143. Moncton region (Zone 1) 5 cases: A person under 19. A person between 20-29. A person between 40-49. Two people between 50-59. Three of the cases are close contacts of previously identified cases and two are under investigation. Fredericton region (Zone 3) 4 cases: A person between 20-29. A person between 40-49. Two people between 50-59. Two of the cases are close contacts of previously identified cases and two are under investigation. Bathurst region (Zone 6) 1 case: A person under 19. The case is related to travel. There have been 2,191 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province throughout the pandemic with 2,004 recoveries and 43 deaths. Six people in the province are in hospital with COVID-19, with two in intensive care. There’s also one case in hospital outside the province, also in intensive care. On Friday, 1,655 COVID-19 tests were conducted, bringing the pandemic testing total to 332,735. More than 60% receive first vaccine Nearly 61% of eligible New Brunswickers have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Public Health. That’s 422,227 New Brunswickers over the age of 12, or 60.9 per cent of the eligible population. It’s an increase of 8,863 from Friday’s tally. While more New Brunswickers are getting the jab, there are still appointments available at several vaccination clinics. Horizon Health tweeted on Saturday that it has appointments available at clinics next week in Pennfield, St. Stephen, Sussex, Woodstock, Oromocto and Grand Manan. On Saturday, Health Canada extended the expiry date of some AstraZenica vaccine by a month. Thousands of doses were set to expire on May 31, but Health Canada said a review of “stability data” prompted the change. Those doses will now have an expiry date of July 1. Around 2,700 of the vaccines originally set to expire at the end of May remain in New Brunswick, according to information provided by Public Health. New public exposures Public Health has also identified two new public exposures. Moncton region: Saint Pierre Catholic Church, 2000 Route 535, Cocagne, on Sunday, May 23, 11 a.m. service. Fredericton region: Capt. Submarine/Irving Oil, 305 Route 110, West Florenceville, on Thursday, May 20 between 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Previous public exposures Public Health previously reported the following potential public exposures: Moncton region: TD Bank, 525 Regis St., Dieppe, on May 22 between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Moxie’s Grill and Bar, 10 Wyse St., Moncton, on May 21 between 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tim Hortons, 170 St. George Blvd., Moncton, on May 21 between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and May 23 between 8 a.m. and noon. A&W, 6 Champlain St., Dieppe, on May 21 between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Codiac Transpo City Bus #60, on May 21 between 7:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. Codiac Transpo City Bus #51, on May 21 between 7:15 p.m. and 10 p.m. Subway, 100 Morton Ave., Moncton, on May 19 between 8:30 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. Extreme Windows, 80 Loftus St., Moncton, on May 18, May 19, May 20 and May 21 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Fredericton region: Costco, 25 Wayne Squibb Blvd., on May 21, between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Head Shoppe, 1381 Regent St., Fredericton, on May 21 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dollarama, 1033 Prospect St., on May 21, between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Giant Tiger, 1160 Smythe St., on May 21 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Atlantic Superstore, 116 Main St., Fredericton on Wednesday, May 19, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Aldo Shoes, 1381 Regent St., on May 19, between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Le Château, 1381 Regent St., on May 19, between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Lawtons Drugs, 1381 Regent St., on May 19 and May 20, between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Home Depot, 1450 Regent St., Fredericton, Wednesday, May 19, between 5 and 7 p.m. Fadi’s Pizza, 312 Main St., Fredericton on Tuesday, May 18, between noon and 2 p.m. Fredericton Regional Centre, 300 St. Mary’s St., on Tuesday, May 18, and Wednesday, May 19, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Petro Canada, 20 Royal Rd., Fredericton, on Tuesday, May 18, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Fredericton YMCA daycare, 570 York St., Fredericton, on Tuesday, May 18, and Wednesday, May 19 Scholten’s, 325 Sunset Dr., Fredericton, on May 17 between 4 and 8 p.m. Walmart, 125 Two Nations Crossing, Fredericton on Monday, May 17, between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dollarama, 125 Two Nations Crossing, Fredericton on Monday, May 17, between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sobeys Fast Fuel, 530 Brookside Dr., Fredericton on Monday, May 17, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Walmart Supercentre, 1399 Regent St., Fredericton on Sunday, May 16, between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Shoppers Drug Mart, 1040 Prospect St., Fredericton on Sunday, May 16, between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Christ Church (Parish) Church, 245 Westmorland St., Fredericton, Sunday, May 16, 10:30 a.m. service. Hope City Church, 429 Clements Dr., Fredericton, on Sunday, May 16, 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. services. Atlantic Superstore, 116 Main St., Fredericton, on May 16 between 9 and 11 a.m. Crowne Plaza Fredericton, 659 Queen St., Fredericton, on May 15 between 3 p.m. and May 16 at noon. Riverbend Golf Club, 541 Route 628, Durham Bridge,on May 15, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Penniac Ultramar, 22 Route 628, on May 15, between 9 and 11 a.m. and between 2 and 4 p.m. Fredericton Boyce Farmers Market, 665 George St., on May 15 between 10 a.m. and noon Moores Clothing, 1150 Prospect St., on May 15, between 11 a.m. and noon. Home Depot, 1450 Regent St., on May 15, between noon and 1 p.m. Crowne Plaza Fredericton, 659 Queen St., between 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, and noon on Sunday, May 16. Costco, 25 Wayne Squibb Blvd., Fredericton on Saturday, May 15, between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Castle Building Supplies, 24B Columbus St., Perth-Andover, on May 14 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., and May 20 between noon and 5:30 p.m. Arthurette General Store, 1450 Route 109, Red Rapids, on May 11 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., May 16 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and May 21 between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Save Easy, A-24 Columbus St., Perth-Andover, on May 11, May 14, May 15, and May 21 between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. Edmundston region: Tim Hortons, 54 Canada St., Saint-Quentin, on May 16, between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Jean Coutu, 177 Victoria St., on May 15, between noon and 1 p.m. Bathurst region: Tim Hortons, 1420 Vanier Blvd., Bathurst, on May 16, between 5 and 7 p.m. What to do if you have a symptom People concerned they might have COVID-19 symptoms can take a self-assessment test online. Public Health says symptoms shown by people with COVID-19 have included: Fever above 38 C. New cough or worsening chronic cough. Sore throat. Runny nose. Headache. New onset of fatigue, muscle pain, diarrhea, loss of sense of taste or smell. Difficulty breathing. In children, symptoms have also included purple markings on the fingers and toes. People with one of those symptoms should: Stay at home. Call Tele-Care 811 or their doctor. Describe symptoms and travel history. Follow instructions.