HALIFAX New Brunswick Public Health is reporting five new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday in four different regions. Five previously reported cases are now considered resolved, as the active number of cases in the province remains at 46. Wednesday s new cases involve: Two cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region): an individual under 19; and an individual 60 to 69. Of these, one is related to travel and one is a close contact of a known case. an individual 20 to 29 in Zone 5 (Campbellton region) whose case is travel related; an individual 50 to 59 in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) whose case is travel related; and an individual 50 to 59 in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) whose case is travel related.
Posted: Dec 22, 2020 1:38 PM AT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020
Dr. Jennifer Russell, the chief medical officer of health, said Public Health considered the slowing rate of infections and the great importance of the holiday season when recommending the Edmundston region return to the yellow phase at midnight. (Submitted by the Government of New Brunswick)
HALIFAX New Brunswick Public Health is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday in the Moncton region. Four previously reported cases are now considered resolved, as the active number of cases in the province has dropped to 46. Tuesday s new cases involve: an individual in their 20s in Zone 1 (Moncton region) who was a contact of a previously confirmed case; and an individual in their 60s in Zone 1 (Moncton region) who had travelled outside of the province. Public Health says both people are self-isolating. We are seeing an increasing number of trave- related cases obviously during the holiday season, said Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick s chief medical officer of health. People are travelling more, but it is a very dangerous time to be traveling with the case numbers going up all around the country, all around the globe and also in the U.S.
First New Brunswickers receive COVID-19 vaccines
The first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in New Brunswick was administered to a long-term care home resident at the Miramichi Regional Hospital this morning.
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Posted: Dec 19, 2020 9:17 AM AT | Last Updated: December 19, 2020
Pauline Gauvin, an 84-year-old Miramichi resident, received her COVID-19 shot on Saturday.(Province of New Brunswick) comments
The first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in New Brunswick was administered to a long-term care home resident at the Miramichi Regional Hospital Saturday morning.
Pauline Gauvin, an 84-year-old Miramichi resident, received one of 1,950 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses expected to be distributed to people in the province.
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