New Brunswick Reports 23 Covid-19 Cases, New Single-Day Record
FREDERICTON – The provincial government reported 23 new cases of Covid-19 at a press briefing on Saturday.
The number is a single-day high for the province since the pandemic was announced in March.
16 of the new cases were discovered in the Saint John region, which moved to the orange phase of pandemic recovery on Friday. Six cases were discovered in the Moncton zone, which is also in the orange phase.
One other case was announced in the Fredericton region.
“We are seeing record numbers of new cases across Canada, we are seeing record numbers in New Brunswick,” said Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province’s chief medical officer. “This is a world-wide issue that New Brunswick is not immune to.”
There are 71 active cases in the province.
Public Health declared an outbreak Friday at Shannex Tucker Hall, an adult residential facility in the Millidgeville area of Saint John, with one identified case of Covid-19.
Dr. Russell said all staff and residents at the facility are currently being tested.
She urged New Brunswickers to patient and vigilant. The last outbreak in the Campbellton area took four weeks to get under control and the last one in the Moncton region took weeks.
Ben Burnett is a reporter with Country 94/97.3 The Wave, Huddle content partners.
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