St. Stephen's 1st confirmed COVID case at high school puts border town on edge, says mayor A positive case of COVID-19 at St. Stephen High School on Monday is the first publicly confirmed case in the New Brunswick border town and has residents on edge, according to the mayor. Social Sharing 'A lot of chatter' in the community and on social media that the virus 'came from Calais' Posted: Feb 11, 2021 11:26 AM AT | Last Updated: February 12 St. Stephen Mayor Allan MacEachern says some frustrated residents have been quick to jump to the conclusion that the confirmed case of COVID-19 at the high school came from Calais, Maine, as many have feared it would, given the daily commuters, but he says they should wait for the facts from Public Health.(Catherine Harrop/CBC)