Dr. Jennifer Russell, the chief medical officer of health in New Brunswick. (Photo: CPAC video capture)
The Moncton region (Zone 1) is moving in the right direction according to New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health.
Dr. Jennifer Russell is recommending to the provincial COVID-19 cabinet committee that Zone 1 move from the Orange phase back to the Yellow phase of recovery.
This would mark a period of 14 days for the Orange phase in Zone 1 following the outbreak at Manoir Notre-Dame.
However, Russell says she will not be recommending that Zone 5 (Campbellton region) revert back to the Yellow phase.
“For a region to move from Orange to Yellow, it takes roughly 14 days with targeted tracing and containment efforts,” said Premier Blaine Higgs.
“Based on the measures taken, we are accepting the recommendation of Public Health that the Moncton region returns to the Yellow level on Thursday, October 22, as long as we continue to see the current trends.
“It is our hope that the outbreak in Campbellton will be contained enough to take the same step in the near future, but for now it will remain at the Orange level.”
Today, three new cases are being reported in the province and all are in Zone 5:
- one individual 19 and under;
- one individual 40 to 49; and
- one individual 60 to 69.
Public Health says all three are self-isolating.
The number of confirmed cases in New Brunswick is 313 and 207 have recovered.
There have been three deaths, and the number of active cases is 103.
Four patients are hospitalized with one in an intensive care unit.
As of today, 92,899 tests have been conducted.
