New Brunswick reached a COVID-19 vaccination milestone Sunday.
Public Health is reporting 50.4 per cent of eligible New Brunswick have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
The province administered 8,977 second doses on Saturday to break the 50 per cent mark, with 349,560 people now with two vaccines doses.
It moves the province closer to its goal of getting 75 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers fully vaccinated by Aug. 2.
Whenever the province reaches that goal, it will rescind its mandatory COVID-19 order as long as case numbers and hospitalizations remain low and all health zones remain in the yellow phase.
Overall, 79.5 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers, or 551,201 people, have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Anyone over 12 is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and anyone who has received a first dose can get a second dose after 28 days.
No new cases
The province has gone six days without recording a new case of COVID-19.
Public Health reported no new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Sunday.
The active case total stands at six.
There have been 2,336 cases of COVID-19 in the province since the pandemic started, with 2,283 recoveries and 46 deaths.
There is one person hospitalized in the province with COVID-19. The person is not in intensive care.
On Saturday, 238 COVID-19 tests were conducted for a pandemic total of 368,489.
The province is no longer providing daily press releases on vaccinations and new cases on weekends and holidays. However, the province’s COVID-19 dashboard is still being updated with those numbers.
Public Health says symptoms of the illness have included a fever above 38 C, a new or worsening cough, sore throat, runny nose, headache, a new onset of fatigue, and 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 Call Tele-Care 811 or their doctor, and follow instructions.
TORONTO – Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported net income of US$357 million for its third quarter, down from US$364 million in the same quarter last year.
The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says its profit amounted to 79 cents US per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with 79 cents US per diluted share a year earlier.
Revenue for the parent company of Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs, totalled US$2.29 billion, up from US$1.84 billion in the same quarter last year.
Consolidated comparable sales were up 0.3 per cent.
On an adjusted basis, Restaurant Brands says it earned 93 cents US per diluted share in its latest quarter, up from an adjusted profit of 90 cents US per diluted share a year earlier.
The average analyst estimate had been for a profit of 95 cents US per share, according to LSEG Data & Analytics.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2024.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Fortis Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $420 million, up from $394 million in the same quarter last year.
The electric and gas utility says the profit amounted to 85 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from 81 cents per share a year earlier.
Fortis says the increase was driven by rate base growth across its utilities, and strong earnings in Arizona largely reflecting new customer rates at Tucson Electric Power.
Revenue in the quarter totalled $2.77 billion, up from $2.72 billion in the same quarter last year.
On an adjusted basis, Fortis says it earned 85 cents per share in its latest quarter, up from an adjusted profit of 84 cents per share in the third quarter of 2023.
The average analyst estimate had been for a profit of 82 cents per share, according to LSEG Data & Analytics.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2024.
TORONTO – Thomson Reuters reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its revenue rose eight per cent.
The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it earned US$301 million or 67 cents US per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30. The result compared with a profit of US$367 million or 80 cents US per diluted share in the same quarter a year earlier.
Revenue for the quarter totalled US$1.72 billion, up from US$1.59 billion a year earlier.
In its outlook, Thomson Reuters says it now expects organic revenue growth of 7.0 per cent for its full year, up from earlier expectations for growth of 6.5 per cent.
On an adjusted basis, Thomson Reuters says it earned 80 cents US per share in its latest quarter, down from an adjusted profit of 82 cents US per share in the same quarter last year.
The average analyst estimate had been for a profit of 76 cents US per share, according to LSEG Data & Analytics.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2024.
