Fourteen new cases and another possible exposure location were confirmed in New Brunswick on Sunday.
This brings the total active cases to 71. Five people are hospitalized — two more than yesterday — with one in an intensive care unit.
New Brunswick's public health office said in a statement that four cases were in the Moncton region, all self-isolating and linked to the outbreak at the Notre-Dame Manor special-care home.
The other 10 cases were in the Campbellton region and are linked to the regional outbreak. They are also self-isolating.
An exposure notification was released identifying a potential public exposure to the virus at the Centre Père-Patrice-Leblanc on Murphy Avenue in Moncton. Anyone who visited the location between 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 should self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days. Should any COVID-19 symptoms develop, they are directed to self-isolate and get tested.
There has also been a confirmed case at another school, L.E. Reinsborough School in Dalhousie. This comes after a case was confirmed yesterday at a different Dalhousie school, Académie Notre-Dame. Like Académie Notre-Dame, the school community has been informed and contact tracing is being completed.
As of today, there have been no decisions made about potential impacts on learning, though Sugarloaf High School in the Campbellton area was closed Friday and will students will be learning remotely on Oct. 13 and 14 after a positive case was confirmed there.
Zone 1 in the Moncton area and Zone 5 in the Campbellton region remain at level orange, which means some restrictions are being reinstated to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 spreading. The rest of the province remains at the yellow level.
The public health office also said those traveling to an orange zone for Thanksgiving should follow all preventative measures, self-monitor for 14 days and avoid gatherings outside of Thanksgiving dinner.
