FOG BLOG NB COVID 19 LOG: 44TH DEATH AND 16 NEW CASES TODAY!

N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Province reports 44th death, 16 new cases.......Virus claims person in their 70s in the Fredericton region, Zone 3.....

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New Brunswick recorded another COVID-related death Thursday and 16 new cases. A person in their 70s in the Fredericton region, Zone 3, has died as a result of COVID-19, Public Health said in a news release. "On behalf of all New Brunswickers, I offer my sympathies to everyone who is grieving this loss," Health Minister Dorothy Shephard said in a statement. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell also offered condolences. "We all have the power to reduce new cases further. Get tested, get vaccinated and continue to follow public health guidance," she said.