Dr. Jennifer Russell
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Some good news for the Edmundston Zone 4 region just in time for Christmas.
Based on the slow growth of cases in Zone 4, New Brunswick chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell recommends a move back to the Yellow level of pandemic recovery as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday which was accepted by the all-party cabinet COVID committee.
All of the province will now be in the Yellow level.
Public Health is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 today (December 22):
Both cases are in the Moncton Zone 1 region and are said to be self-isolating:
someone in their 20s which is a contact of a previous case
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 3:24 PM AT | Last Updated: December 21, 2020
The Health Department is closely monitoring more than 40 cases of patients with symptoms similar to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare and fatal brain disease. At this point, we have more questions than answers, Dr. Jennifer Russell says (CBC)
HALIFAX New Brunswick Public Health is reporting four new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. One previously reported case is now considered resolved, as the active number of cases in the province has increased to 48. Monday s new cases involve: an individual 20 to 29 in Zone 3 (Fredericton region); two people 50 to 59 in Zone 3 (Fredericton region); and an individual 20 to 29 in Zone 4 (Edmundston region). Public Health says three cases in Zone 3 are travel related and are self-isolating. The case in Zone 4 is a contact of a known case and was already self-isolating.
1,871 VACCINES ADMINISTERED N.B. public health says a total of 1,871 individuals received their first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the clinic held at the Miramichi Regional Hospital over the weekend.
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