N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Cases prompt closure of Fredericton high school
New Brunswick Public Health reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and issued a reminder about the importance of getting tested, even though the entire province is back at the yellow alert level for the first time since mid-March.
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Posted: May 09, 2021 11:12 AM AT | Last Updated: May 9
New Brunswick reported six new cases of COVID-19 Sunday. (NIAID Integrated Research Facility/Reuters)
New Brunswick Public Health reported a total of six new cases of COVID-19 in three zones Sunday.
One case is related to travel, another was a contact of a previously confirmed case and the other cases are under investigation, Public Health said in a news release.
There are now 141 active cases in the province. New Brunswick reported its 41st COVID-related death on Saturday.
There have been 2,002 confirmed cases in New Brunswick and 1,819 recoveries.
The breakdown of new cases is as follows:
HALIFAX New Brunswick Public Health reported eight new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, a total that includes two travel-related cases of New Brunswickers who are isolating outside the province. Here s a breakdown of the new cases: Three cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region) are two people in their 20s and one person in their 30s. All three cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases. One case in Zone 2 (Saint John region) is a person in their 50s and is travel related. Three cases in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) are two people in their 50s and one person in their 60s. One case is travel related, one is a contact of a previously confirmed case and the other is under investigation.
New Brunswick Public Health reported eight new cases of COVID-19 on Friday which includes two travel-related cases of New Brunswickers who are isolating outside the province.
The Moncton zone adds three new cases involving two people in their 20s and one in their 30s. All three cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
In the Saint John region, there is one new case involving a person in their 50s, the case is travel related.
The Bathurst region has three new cases involving two people in their 50s and one in their 60s.
One of the cases is travel-related, another is a contact of a previously confirmed case and the third is being investigated.