FOG BLOG NB COVID 19 UPDATE LOG: 3 NEW CASES TODAY AND EXPOSURE IN MIRAMICHI :

WE ARE APPROACHING THE CHANGEOVER, POTENTIALLY SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT TO SWITCH TO YELLOW PHASE PROVINCE WIDE. THE TREND IS NOW LOWER CASE COUNTS DESPITE 3 NEW CASES TODAY AND EXPOSURE NOTICE IN MIRAMICHI......New Brunswick Public Health reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Two of the cases are in Zone 3 (the Fredericton region) and involves people in their 20s. Both cases are travel related and they are self-isolating.

The other case is in Zone 7 (the Miramichi region) and involves a person in their 50s. That person is also self-isolating and the case is under investigation.......This raises the number of confirmed cases in New Brunswick to 1,438. Since Tuesday, two people have recovered, increasing the number of active cases to 37. Of those, three people are in hospital, including two in intensive care.

There have been 28 deaths since the pandemic began. Public health staff conducted 753 tests on Tuesday, raising the overall total to 230,540...Public Health has identified potential public exposures to the virus at the following locations in Zone 7. Individuals who tested positive were in these establishments but do not have the exact times they were present in these businesses. It is believed it was for a short duration on the following dates:

Sobeys on Feb. 15, Feb. 19, Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 (273 Pleasant St., Miramichi).
Atlantic Superstore on Feb. 15, Feb. 23 and Feb. 28 (408 King George Hwy., Miramichi).
Shoppers Drug Mart on Feb. 15, Feb. 17 and Feb. 26 (397 King George Hwy., Miramichi).
Dollarama on Feb. 20 (100 Douglastown Blvd., Miramichi).
Winners on Feb. 22 and Feb. 24 (2441 King George Hwy., Miramichi).
Giant Tiger on Feb. 24 (2441 King George Hwy., Miramichi).
Walmart on Feb. 24 (200 Douglastown Blvd., Miramichi).
Bulk Barn on Feb. 27 (100-99 Douglastown Blvd., Miramichi).
NB Liquor on Feb. 27 (221 Pleasant St., Miramichi).