FOG BLOG NB COVID 19 UPDATE: CASES CLIMB WITH 8 NEW AND SCHOOL VACCINATION CLINICS START!

COVID-19 roundup: 8 new cases reported Monday, some schools and daycares closed.....Confirmed cases and exposures to cases close 2 schools and 2 daycares.....

• 55 active cases; 61,106 doses of vaccine given

• Cases affect 2 schools, 2 child-care centres

• Exposure notices

• School vaccination clinics under way

Public Health is reporting eight new cases of COVID-19 in the province Monday. There are three new cases in the Moncton (Zone 1) region, three in the Edmundston (Zone 4) region, and a new case each in the Saint John (Zone 2) and Fredericton (Zone 3) regions. The new cases in the Moncton region include two people aged who are 19 years old or under and contacts of a previously reported case. The third is an individual aged 40 to 49 and the case is travell-related. The new cases in the Edmundston region include an individual 19 or under, an individual 20 to 29, and an individual aged 50 to 59. The first and third cases are contacts of previously reported cases, and the second is travel-related. The new case in the Saint John region is someone 50 to 59 years old and is travel related. The new case in the Fredericton region is someone 60 to 69 and a contact of a previously reported case. All zones remain in the yellow phase of the province's COVID-19 recovery plan.