Five more New Brunswickers have died from COVID-19, Public Health reported Wednesday. That pushes the total number of COVID-related deaths to 24 in the past eight days and 99 since the pandemic began.
Rapid COVID-19 tests in schools will reduce the likelihood of a school closure but won't eliminate the possibility completely, Education Minister Dominic Cardy says.
Two residents, including a person in their 50s, and one employee at the Villa Renaissance nursing home in Dalhousie have died of COVID-19. The province reported three deaths and 58 new cases on Sunday.
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