Dr. Jennifer Russell (GNB/YouTube)
New Brunswick Health Zones 1, 2 and 3 will be remaining in the Orange level of pandemic recovery – at least for now – according to the chief medical officer of health.
Dr. Jennifer Russell says the colour alert status of Zones 1 and 3 will be reevaluated on Sunday.
Public Health is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 today (December 3) which are under investigation:
The Moncton region (Zone 1) has one case:
- someone in their 30s
The Saint John region (Zone 2) has three cases:
- someone under 19
- someone in their 30s
- someone in their 60s
The Fredericton region (Zone 3) has two cases:
- two individuals in their 60s
The province now has 111 cases of COVID-19 with more recoveries since Wednesday and no one is in hospital.
About 1,500 people are currently in self-isolation – many of whom work in the health care field.
At the Parkland Saint John seniors facility, Dr. Russell says 10 residents and 6 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 to date and testing continues.
Dr. Russell has also confirmed the Campbellton Zone 5 outbreak – which was declared on October 9 – is now officially over.
