FOG BLOG NB COVID 19 UPDATE LOG: A STAGGERING 27 NEW CASES TO REPORT IN 3 ZONES:

WITH 27 NEW CASES IN NEW BRUNSWICK, MOST OF THE CASES ARE SPLIT BETWEEN EDMUNDSTON IN LOCKDOWN AND MONCTON........Active case count at 313, most of Thursday's new cases in Edmundston and Moncton regions...

• 27 new cases reported

• 313 active cases

• Confirmed case at Rona store in Edmundston

Public Health reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with cases in three of New Brunswick's seven zones. There was no live-streamed update, but in a news release, the department noted that most of the cases were in the Edmundston region, which is in lockdown, and the Moncton region, which is in the red phase of recovery. The remaining five zones are in the orange phase. The new cases break down in this way: Moncton region, Zone 1, 11 cases:

• five people 19 or under

• two people 20 to 29

• two people 30 to 39

• two people 40 to 49

Saint John region,Zone 2, two cases:

• two people 19 or under

Edmundston region, Zone 4, 14 cases:

• three people 19 or under

• an individual 40 to 49

• five people 50 to 59

• an individual 70 to 79

• three people 80 to 89

• an individual 90 or over.