New Brunswick reported 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province on Sunday, a decrease from the 30 cases reported Saturday.
Public Health said the new cases are spread across five zones throughout the province and remain under investigation.
The Fredericton health region (Zone 3) saw the highest number of new cases Sunday with five.
The Saint John region (Zone 2) recorded four cases while the Edmundston region (Zone 4) had three cases.
The Campbellton (Zone 5) and Bathurst (Zone 6) health regions each had one new case.
Public Health said there are now 184 known active cases, with one more recovery reported Sunday, but no one is currently in the hospital.
Below is a breakdown of the number of active cases by zone:
- Zone 1 (Moncton region): 47 cases
- Zone 2 (Saint John region): 37 cases
- Zone 3 (Fredericton region): 59 cases
- Zone 4 (Edmundston region): 19 cases
- Zone 5 (Campbellton region): 21 cases
- Zone 6 (Bathurst region): 1 case
- Zone 7 (Miramichi region): 0 cases
New Brunswick has reported 180 new cases since Jan. 1, which accounts for 23 per cent of the 779 total cases confirmed since the start of the pandemic in March.
Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province’s chief medical officer of health, reiterated the importance of getting tested if you have any symptoms.
“By getting tested and properly self-isolating when required, we will help protect our health-care system and our vaccination roll-out plan,” Dr. Russell said in a news release.
Update On Schools
Public Health said Woodstock High School and Townsview School in Woodstock, which both have reported cases of the virus, with have “operational response days” on Monday. Students will remain at home while staff prepare for remote learning.
Students will learn remotely starting Tuesday and continue until at least Friday, when the situation will be re-assessed.
Public Health told students and staff at both schools to self-isolate this weekend “due to the high level of activity in the area.”
Operational response plans are also being rolled out at Académie Notre-Dame in Dalhousie and Polyvalente Roland-Pépin in Campbellton.
School staff will reach out to families directly on Sunday regarding any impacts on learning.
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