Two cases of COVID-19 variant first associated with South Africa confirmed in New Brunswick Kevin Bissett Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Health officials in New Brunswick confirmed on Monday two cases of a variant of the novel coronavirus first identified in South Africa. Officials said the two cases were reported in the Saint John region earlier this month. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell says one case is related to travel outside Canada and the other involves a contact of that traveller.