New Brunswick reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 today (April 14).
The cases are mainly in the Edmundston region except for two in the Saint John region.
The 14 new cases in Edmundston Zone 4 are as follows:
- three people 19 and under;
- an individual 20-29;
- three people 40-49;
- two people 50-59;
- three people 60-69;
- two people 70-79.
Public Health says eleven of the 14 cases are contacts of a previously confirmed case and three are under investigation.
The two new cases in Saint John Zone 2 are as follows:
- an individual 50-59. This case is travel related.
- an individual 60-69. This case is a contact of a case.
The number of active cases in New Brunswick is 141 with 7 people recovering from the virus since Tuesday.
Nineteen patients are in hospital including 13 in an intensive care unit.
There have been 33 COVID-related deaths in New Brunswick since the pandemic began.
Public Health has identified a potential public exposure to the virus at the following locations in Edmundston:
- Canada Post, 4 Grondin St. on April 7, 8 and 9; and
- Fenêtre Unique, 130 Rivière à la Truite Rd., between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on April 8 and 9.
A section of Zone 4 (Edmundston region), including Edmundston and the upper Madawaska region is in lockdown as per the province’s mandatory order.
The communities of Saint-Léonard, Grand Falls, Drummond, New Denmark and Four Falls remain in the Red level.
All other zones and communities in the province, including the Saint-Quentin and Kedgwick in Zone 4, remain in the Yellow level.
New public exposure notification in Zone 2 (Saint John region). https://t.co/v8W0sjGKRJ
— Government of NB (@Gov_NB) April 14, 2021
Late Wednesday afternoon, Public Health released details about new public exposures for Zone 2, the Saint John region.
-March 29 and April 1 – Guardian Drugs – Herring Cove Pharmacy, (924 Rte. 774, Unit 2, Welshpool, Campobello Island)
-March 31 – Service New Brunswick (73 Milltown Blvd., St-Stephen)
-March 31 – Giant Tiger (210 King St., St-Stephen)
-March 31 – Kent Building Supplies (188 King St., St-Stephen)
-March 31 – Carman’s Diner (164 King St., St-Stephen)
