New Brunswick reported four new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday — the first confirmed cases in more than two weeks.
The provincial COVID-19 dashboard shows all four cases are in the Miramichi region, Zone 7.
In a statement, Public Health said the new cases are all temporary foreign workers in their 30s who arrived in Moncton and began immediately self-isolating before taking up their jobs in the Miramichi.
“On day 10 these four workers were tested and subsequently diagnosed. They will continue to self-isolate until cleared by Public Health,” said the statement.
Because they were destined to work in the Miramichi region, they are considered Zone 7 cases by Public Health.
The last confirmed case in New Brunswick was on July 19. Health officials announced Monday that there were no longer any active cases in the province.
New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health says the risk of cases will continue as long as there is a global pandemic.
“Things are not back to normal and they won’t be until we have a vaccine,” said Dr. Jennifer Russell during a recent interview.
“The risk of cases in this province will exist, the risk of cases within the bubble will exist because we know that just beyond our borders there are cases in Quebec, Ontario, the U.S. We can’t really get away from the fact that it’s with us.”
Russell said all New Brunswickers have a role to play to keep one another safe and reduce the risk.
“Without a mask, higher risk. Crowded places with many people, higher risk. Indoors versus outdoors, indoors is higher risk,” she said.
No other cases were reported in the Atlantic travel bubble on Wednesday.
Nova Scotia has two active cases, while Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador have none.
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