
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Province provides update
CBC
The province is providing an update on COVID-19 as case counts continue to rise.
Dr. Jennifer Russell, the chief medical officer of health, and Premier Blaine Higgs are participating in the 2:30 p.m. news conference.
The event is being livestreamed here on CBC New Brunswick's website.
It is the first update since Friday, when 57 new cases of COVID-19 were announced, putting the total active case count at 370, the highest active case count since the pandemic began.
The province's previous peak for active cases was 348 on Jan. 25.
Nearly 20 of the new cases were among young people, with 12 among "zero to nine-year-olds," Education Minister Dominic Cardy told reporters during a news conference.
Nineteen of the cases involved people 19 or under, with cases confirmed at five schools in three zones, according to a Public Health news release.

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