FOG BLOG NB COVID UPDATE LOG: 19 NEW CASES , CASES ON THE RISE , CLUSTER IN MONCTON!

N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 19 new cases, Moncton cluster linked to cases in 3 zones......

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Public Health reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 Friday and has determined that the cluster of cases in the Moncton region, Zone 1, is linked to many of the new cases in three other zones. "We are seeing that the Zone 1 cluster is resulting in cases in Zones 2 [the Saint John region], 6 [the Bathurst region] and 7 [the Miramichi region] in our province right now, so it is imperative for New Brunswickers to get vaccinated," Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province's chief medical officer of health, said in a statement. Ten of the new cases are in the Moncton region, which now has 62 of the province's 84 active cases. They include:

Two people 19 or under
A person 20 to 29
Four people 30 to 39
Two people 40 to 49
A person 50 to 59

Five of the cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases and five are under investigation. Here is a breakdown of the other new cases: Saint John region, three cases: