The order impacts nine stores from Fredericton to Edmundston, including six in the capital region.
“While there is not believed to be a risk to the public, out of an abundance of caution the stores have been ordered to do a deep cleaning before being permitted to open again,” Public Health said in a series of tweets late Wednesday night.
The affected stores are:
1381 Regent Street, Fredericton (Regent Mall)
125 Two Nations Crossing, Fredericton
1198 Onondaga Street, Oromocto
HALIFAX New Brunswick announced 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Seven previously reported cases are now considered recovered, increasing the number of active cases in the province to 230, the largest number of active cases in the province since the pandemic began. On Wednesday, New Brunswick Health reported one case in Zone 1 (Moncton region), five cases in Zone 2 (Saint John region), three cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region), eight cases in Zone 4 (Edmundston region), one case in Zone 5 (Campbellton region), and one case in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) The new case in Zone 1 (Moncton) involves: An individual in their 50s The five cases in Zone 2 (Saint John) involve: