FREDERICTON — Four more people have died as a result of COVID-19 in New Brunswick, increasing the toll to 228 since the start of the pandemic.
The latest deaths involve a person in their 70s in the Moncton region, and three people in their 80s in each of the Saint John, Fredericton and Bathurst regions.
There are currently 135 people hospitalized with COVID-19, down six from Thursday.
Sixteen people are in intensive care and four people are on ventilators.
The entire province moves out of the highest pandemic alert level Saturday, meaning spas, gyms and restaurant dining rooms can reopen at 50 per cent capacity with physical distancing.
Schools will return to full-time, in-person learning on Monday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 28, 2022.
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