HALIFAX – New Brunswick does not report new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, with the region’s total number of active cases falling to 45.
On Sunday, the province revealed that two previously reported cases in Zone 2 (St. John’s district) had been reported in another area. For reasons of confidentiality, the province in which the cases were previously recorded cannot be identified.
In addition, two people previously identified as cases, one in Zone 1 (Moncton area) and one in Zone 6 (Bathurst area), were excluded from the confirmed cases of COVID-19 as a result of identifying false-positive results. A COVID-19 lab is currently working to find out what caused these faults.
When Public Health evaluates the results of its tests, they consider the epidemiological links and case information to determine whether these appear to be positive. The province states that in some rare cases, such as this one, the results did not adhere to patient information or COVID-19 activity in the area, so the samples were retested. The people involved are informed about their negative results.
The updated number of cases will be displayed in the New Brunswick COVID-19 dashboard, an online tool that allows New Brunswickers to view data related to the pandemic, such as the number of coronavirus tests performed , the number of active cases and the number of hospitals
CASE BREAKDOWN
New Brunswick has had 574 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Of those, 520 have passed. Eight have died, leaving 45 cases active in the province.
Currently, three are hospitalized as a result of COVID-19, with one in intensive care.
To date, 145,988 COVID-19 tests have been performed in New Brunswick.
CASE SITES
The number of cases is broken down by New Brunswick’s seven health zones:
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Zone 1 – Moncton Region: 149 confirmed cases (5 active cases)
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Zone 2 – St John’s Division: 128 confirmed cases (9 active cases)
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Zone 3 – Fredericton Division: 113 confirmed cases (11 active cases)
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Zone 4 – Edmundston Division: 32 confirmed cases (18 active cases)
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Zone 5 – Campbellton area: 137 confirmed cases (no active cases)
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Zone 6 – Bathurst Division: 11 confirmed cases (2 active cases)
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Zone 7 – Miramichi region: 4 confirmed cases (no active cases)
TRAFFIC VEHICLE INFORMATION
The New Brunswick online directory includes information on vehicle traffic attempting to enter the region.
On Saturday, 1,335 personal vehicles and 791 commercial vehicles crossing the border tried to enter the region.
Of the vehicles attempting to cross the border, 20 were denied permission, for a rejection rate of 0.9 percent.