N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 25 new cases Friday, Higgs on whether we ll go red in the week ahead
The week ahead will be a crucial one for the province as it teeters on the edge of the orange recovery phase, Premier Blaine Higgs says.
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Premier hopes to avoid pushing the red button, says next week will be a critical deciding factor
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Posted: Jan 15, 2021 11:48 AM AT | Last Updated: January 15
From Mom, with love: Alex Colpitts, a registered nurse at Sackville Memorial Hospital, gets his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from his mother, Phyllis Branch, a pediatric oncology patient navigator at Moncton s Dr. Georges-L-Dumont University Hospital Centre. Vitalité Health Network posted this photo and others of Thursday s vaccine clinic at Edmundston Regional Hospital on its Twitter account.(Vitalite Health Network/Twitter)
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 23 new cases Thursday, updates on clinics and N.B. s case spike
New Brunswick is at a critical stage of the pandemic, with rising cases and a worrying lack of compliance with rules in some areas, Dr. Jennifer Russell and Premier Blaine Higgs said at a livestreamed update Thursday.
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Posted: Jan 14, 2021 8:02 AM AT | Last Updated: January 15
Dr. Jennifer Russell is seen at an earlier live update. Public Health did not hold an update Thursday but reported 27 new cases in Zones 1, 2 and 4.(Submitted by the Government of New Brunswick)
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Dr. Jennifer Russell, the chief medical officer of health for New Brunswick. (Image: Government of New Brunswick/YouTube image capture)
New Brunswick reported 21 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, pushing the total number of cases to 800.
“This new wave of Covid-19 is proving to be more challenging than any we’ve experienced to date. In the first wave, we saw limited outbreaks in one or two regions at a time,” said Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province’s chief medical officer of health.
“Now we have numerous cases reported in five of our seven health zones. No corner of the province is untouched.”
Posted: Jan 10, 2021 10:34 AM AT | Last Updated: January 10
Three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at Woodstock High School on Saturday, prompting Public Health to ask all students and staff to self-isolate over the weekend.(Lauren Bird/CBC)
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 21 new cases reported Monday, Fredericton-area school confirms case
Public Health reported 21 new cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick on Monday and a record-high number of active cases.
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Posted: Jan 11, 2021 7:38 AM AT | Last Updated: January 12
The province now has 204 active cases, the highest number since the pandemic began in New Brunswick, Dr. Jennifer Russell said Monday. (Submitted by the Government of New Brunswick)