Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, will be included in the first phase of New Brunswick’s Path to Green.
Health Minister Dorothy Shephard says a decision was made this week by the all-party cabinet committee on COVID-19 to include Cumberland County due to its low case counts.
The first phase will begin once 75 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers have received their first dose of a vaccine.
As of Friday morning, Public Health reported that 73.6 percent had received a first dose.
The rest of Nova Scotia will not be included until the province reaches the second phase.
Also in the first phase, people who travel to New Brunswick from Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; and the Avignon and Témiscouata regions in Quebec will not be required to isolate or be tested.
Travel registration will still be required.
Meantime, Public Health reported only one new case of COVID-19 today in the Fredericton Zone 3 region which involves someone in their 50s who was a close contact of a previous case.
Since Thursday, five people have recovered and the number of active cases is 97.
Officials also announced potential public exposures at the Days Inn by Wyndham in Saint John from June 3 to 9.
During the week of June 14-18, busing to walk-in vaccination clinics will be offered for students between the ages of 12 and 15.
School staff will communicate directly with families and participating students must bring their signed consent form and Medicare card to school on the day busing is provided.
Anyone eligible for a vaccine who has not already received their first dose can book an appointment online through a Vitalité or Horizon Health clinic or by contacting a participating pharmacy.
Walk-in clinics are also available and the full list of locations, including dates and times, is available online.
