FOG BLOG NB COVID 19 UPDATE LOG: 5 CASES YESTERDAY, 6 TODAY, MASS TESTING IN MIRAMICHI:

WITH 5 CASES YESTERDAY AND 6 TODAY, THINGS SEEM TO BE HEADING UPWARD A BIT WITH CONTINUING MASS TESTING IN MIRAMICHI..........

Mass testing available in Miramichi today
35 active cases
Yellow level approaching for entire province
Possible exposure at Miramichi school
Public exposure notifications
What to do if you have a symptom

New Brunswick is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the entire province prepares to return to the less-restrictive yellow phase at the end of the weekend. There are now 35 active cases. Three people are in the hospital, including two in intensive care. The low numbers come as health officials continue to keep a close eye on Zone 7, with mass COVID-19 testing underway in Miramichi on Saturday. The region has seen rising case numbers and confirmation of a B117 case, the virus variant first reported in the U.K. The Miramichi area currently has 12 active cases. Hundreds of residents have turned out to a walk-in testing clinic over the past two days, with some waiting more than an hour in the cold. Public Health announced plans to extend testing on Saturday. The clinic at Dr. Losier Middle School, 124 Henderson St. in Miramichi, is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Public Health had conducted more than 1,600 asymptomatic tests at the location as of Saturday's update. 35 active cases The new cases are scattered across four regions of the province. In the Saint John region (Zone 2), there are two new cases, both related to travel: