Public Health says the breakdown is as follows:
One case in the Saint John region (Zone 2) is an individual 20-29. This case is a contact of previously confirmed case.
One case in the Fredericton region (Zone 3) is an individual 30-39. This case is under investigation.
Two cases in the Edmundston region (Zone 4): an individual 20-29 and an individual 50-59. Both cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
Since Saturday, 10 people have recovered which has lowered the active case count to 130.
Eight patients are in hospital including three in an ICU.
Provincewide, there have been 35 deaths related to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
Posted: Apr 16, 2021 1:19 PM AT | Last Updated: April 16
Twenty two truckers tested positive for COVID-19 between early December and April 12, and in turn directly infected 30 people. Eighteen rotational workers tested positive for COVID-19 in the same period and directly infected four people.(David Donnelly/CBC)
FREDERICTON New Brunswick s premier is urging truck drivers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible, but the head of a regional trucking association says it s not that simple. Blaine Higgs told reporters Tuesday only about 800 of the 3,500 truck drivers in the province have received a first dose despite the fact vaccines have been allocated for them. Higgs said many of the shots are being given to other people because truckers aren t using them. It s really important that we have all of our cross-border activity as protected as possible. That will limit exposure in the province, Higgs said.
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New Brunswick’s premier is urging truck drivers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible, but the head of a regional trucking association says it’s not that simple.
Blaine Higgs told reporters Tuesday only about 800 of the 3,500 truck drivers in the province have received a first dose despite the fact vaccines have been allocated for them. Higgs said many of the shots are being given to other people because truckers aren’t using them.
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The executive director of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association says only a handful of truck drivers have gotten sick with COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
Jean-Marc Picard says it’s definitely good news since truckers are deemed essential and have always been on the roads.
He says many often have to put themselves at risk especially when entering hot zones like Quebec, Ontario or the United States.
“There’s some areas in the U.S. where there is higher risk because there are more cases and some states don’t have a lot of regulations or rules around it.”