HALIFAX -- New Brunswick reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and a previously reported case has recovered, dropping the number of active cases in the province to one.
New Brunswick last reported a new case on Monday involving an individual between 20 and 29 in Zone 1 (Moncton region). The case is travel-related and the individual is self-isolating.
The province has seen 194 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Of those, 191 people have recovered and two people have died. There is no one hospitalized right now as a result of COVID-19 in New Brunswick.
To date, a total of 68,668 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in New Brunswick.
The number of cases are broken down by New Brunswick’s seven health zones:
- Zone 1 – Moncton region: 44 confirmed cases (1 active case)
- Zone 2 – Saint John region: 28 confirmed cases
- Zone 3 – Fredericton region: 57 confirmed cases
- Zone 4 – Edmundston region: 8 confirmed cases
- Zone 5 – Campbellton region: 53 confirmed cases
- Zone 6 – Bathurst region: 2 confirmed cases
- Zone 7 – Miramichi region: 2 confirmed cases
The province also announced that residents can now take an online self-assessment if they are experiencing mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.
VEHICLE TRAFFIC INFORMATION
New Brunswick's online dashboard also includes information about vehicle traffic attempting to enter the New Brunswick border.
On Friday, 9,005 personal and 4,334 commercial vehicles attempted to cross the border into the province.
Of the vehicles attempting to cross the border, 71 were refused entry, for a refusal rate of 0.5 per cent.
