HALIFAX -- New Brunswick is reporting one new case of COVID-19.
New Brunswick is reporting one new case of COVID-19, which is an individual in their 30s in Zone 3 (Fredericton region). The case is related to an international travel-related case – the individual is self-isolating.
New Brunswick has 344 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 303 have recovered. There have been six deaths, and 35 active cases remains.
Five patients are hospitalized, with one in an intensive care unit.
As of Sunday, 102,634 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the province.
CASE LOCATIONS
The number of cases are broken down by New Brunswick’s seven health zones:
- Zone 1 – Moncton region: 94 confirmed cases (4 active cases)
- Zone 2 – Saint John region: 32 confirmed cases
- Zone 3 – Fredericton region: 68 confirmed cases (8 active cases)
- Zone 4 – Edmundston region: 8 confirmed cases
- Zone 5 – Campbellton region: 136 confirmed cases (23 active cases)
- Zone 6 – Bathurst region: 3 confirmed cases
- Zone 7 – Miramichi region: 3 confirmed cases
ZONE 5 REMAINS ORANGE
The Campbellton region (Zone 5) remains in the Orange level of recovery with an additional restriction to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the region.
The province recommends that residents limit their contact to a single household bubble plus a formal or informal caregiver or member of their immediate family (a parent, child, sibling or grandparent).
STATE OF EMERGENCY EXTENDED
On Thursday, New Brunswick's state of emergency mandatory order was renewed under the authority of the Emergency Measures Act. The state of emergency was first declared on March 14.
VEHICLE TRAFFIC INFORMATION
New Brunswick's online dashboard includes information about vehicle traffic attempting to enter the province.
On Friday, 1,180 personal and 893 commercial vehicles attempted to cross the border into the province.
Of the vehicles attempting to cross the border, 32 were refused entry, for a refusal rate of 1.5 per cent.
