COVID-19: New Brunswick reporting 98 new cases as active case count reaches 1,037 Rising COVID 19 numbers are also prompting hospitals in New Brunswick to move to the Red Alert level and postponing some non-urgent procedures.There are now more than 1,000 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and as of Monday 56 people were hospitalized due to the virus, with 20 in intensive care.Hospitals of the Vitalité Health Network moved to the Red Alert level today, although the Campbellton Regional Hospital imposed the measures last week to address an in-hospital outbreak.Hospitals in the Horizon Health Network will do the same Wednesday, and the measures will be in place for at least two weeks.Horizon CEO Dr.