FOG BLOG NB COVID 19 UPDATE LOG: 9 CASES TODAY IN 4 ZONES:

• Reassuring data about vaccines and variants

• Vaccination update

• Masks more important with variants

• New possible exposure

• Corrected recent possible exposures

• Other recent possible exposures

• What to do if you have a symptom

New Brunswick has......

nine new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, six of which are in the embattled Edmundston region, Zone 4. The other three cases include one each in the Moncton region, Zone 1, Fredericton region, Zone 3, and Bathurst region, Zone 6. "We are seeing more travel-related cases and transmission to household members when self-isolation measures are not strictly adhered to, so it is imperative that everyone who is self-isolating continue to do so for the full 14 days," Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell said in a statement. "Failure to do so could be putting your loved ones at risk." There are now 158 active cases in the province. Twenty-one people are hospitalized with the virus, eight of whom are in intensive care.