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An Edmundston region man has died of COVID-related causes at age 38, bringing the province's death toll to 31 and underscoring a worrying trend of younger adults being seriously affected by the disease. In a news release Wednesday, Public Health confirmed that a person between the ages of 30 and 39 "has died as a result of underlying complications, including COVID-19," in the Edmundston region, Zone 4. Family members confirmed to Radio-Canada that that person was Luc Bélanger of Saint-Basile, and that he died Tuesday after contracting COVID-19. Bélanger is the youngest person to die of COVID-related causes in New Brunswick to date, with the previously recorded youngest death being a person in their 40s.

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In an interview with Radio-Canada on Wednesday, Bélanger's sister, Nathalie Bouchard, urged New Brunswickers to take the virus seriously. "People need to realize it doesn't just affect old people," Bouchard said. "I'd like for people to open their eyes, the virus is here and this is the reality." Dr. Jennifer Russell and Russell and Premier Blaine Higgs offered condolences to the family in the news release. "Each life lost in our province as a result of this virus is painful for those who knew and loved them," Higgs said.