FOG BLOG COVID 19 LOG: EDMUNDSTON IN LOCKDOWN WITH ALL OF NB'S 13 CASES THERE!

New Brunswick reports 13 new cases of COVID-19 in locked-down Edmundston area...Health officials in New Brunswick reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 in the Edmundston area Friday, which is under a four-day lockdown following a sudden, sharp rise in cases.

Edmundston deputy mayor Eric Marquis says residents are frustrated with the continued spread of the novel coronavirus in the region, and he's encouraging everyone to get tested.

"They are frustrated and we feel a lot of anxiety also," he said in an interview Friday. "We've got to be patient and we've got to ride it out.......Marquis said he and his family were among about 1,500 people who turned out for a mass testing clinic Thursday. That testing continued Friday.

Earlier in the day, Premier Blaine Higgs said there is evidence some people who gathered in the region didn't follow public health rules, adding that the province may have to change the focus of vaccinations in the area.

"We are looking at strategies around vaccine delivery," Higgs told reporters at the provincial legislature. He said the vaccine strategy in the region will be discussed next week by the all-party COVID-19 cabinet committee.