Five new cases of COVID-19 were discovered in New Brunswick on Thursday.
One case is in the Moncton region which involves a person in their 20s, the case is travel-related.
Zone 4, the Edmundston region, has three new cases involving two people in their 20s and one person in their 70s.
There is one case in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) involving a person in their 20s and the case is under investigation.
Six people recovered since Wednesday bringing the number of active cases to 36.
Three people are in the hospital including two in the intensive care unit.
Five new cases / confirmed case of variant / walk-in testing available in Zone 7 / exposure notification.https://t.co/Vv6MLODup7 pic.twitter.com/rMZFqsFyup
— Government of NB (@Gov_NB) March 4, 2021
Public Health said a recently reported presumptive case in Zone 7, the Miramichi region, has been confirmed by Winnipeg’s National Microbiology Laboratory as a COVID-19 U.K. variant.
Increasing case numbers in Zone 7 and the confirmation of the variant being present prompted the mass testing clinic to determine further spread in the area.
Testing is available for people who do not have any symptoms of COVID-19 but want to be tested.
Clinics are being held Thursday and Friday, March 5, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the gymnasium of the Dr. Losier Middle School, 124 Henderson St., Miramichi.
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