{"id":33429,"date":"2021-01-18T09:31:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T14:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=33429"},"modified":"2021-01-19T13:41:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T18:41:37","slug":"edmundston-region-moves-to-red-with-record-number-of-daily-new-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/edmundston-region-moves-to-red-with-record-number-of-daily-new-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmundston region moves to red with record number of daily new cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
Zones 1, 2 and 3 are \u201con the cusp\u201d of moving to red, says Russell<\/h5>\n
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Chief Medical Officer of Health Jennifer Russell, Premier Blaine Higgs, and Education Minister Dominic Cardy held a rare Sunday afternoon news conference this weekend. Russell had bad news to share on two fronts. First, she announced 36 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 the province, \u201cthe largest number of cases reported in a single day since the pandemic began,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut more troubling,\u201d said Russell, \u201cis the fact that 24 of these new cases were reported in one area.\u201d Health zone 4, the Edmundston-Grand Falls area reported by far the most cases in a single zone in a single day on Sunday. The number of active cases in zone 4 jumped by more than one third, from 52 to 76, said Russell. \u201cAnd it is now clear that the majority of the cases being reported in zone 4 are linked to one workplace area,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Zone moved to the\u00a0red alert level<\/a>\u00a0at midnight last night. Russell said other health zones would remain at the\u00a0orange level<\/a>\u2026 for now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are again reminded of how quickly the COVID-19 virus can spread and how fast our situation can change,\u201d said Russell. \u201cWhile the other zones will remain at the orange alert level for the time being, it is very clear that zones 1, 2 and 3 are on the cusp of moving to the red alert level.\u201d<\/p>\n

BY THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The southeast region reported 5 new cases yesterday, bringing the total active cases in the health zone up to 63. The provincewide breakdown is as follows:<\/p>\n

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  • Zone 1 (Southeast\/Moncton): 5 new cases<\/li>\n
  • Zone 2 (Saint John region): 4 new cases<\/li>\n
  • Zone 3 (Fredericton region): 2 new cases<\/li>\n
  • Zone 4 (Edmundston region): 24 new cases<\/li>\n
  • Zone 6 (Bathurst region): 1 new case<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Public Health announced 1723 test results province-wide Sunday, with 337 of those in the southeast region.<\/p>\n

    Russell said that 2101 people were in self isolation on Sunday.<\/p>\n

    SCHOOLS TO REMAIN OPEN IN RED<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Education Minister Dominic Cardy announced a major change to restrictions in the red phase: schools will now remain open.<\/p>\n

    Cardy indicated that schools in red phase will have increased screening, enhanced mask use, changes to phys-ed protocols and limited extra curricular activities.<\/p>\n

    Cardy said, \u201cwe know that the safest place for students to be right now is in school.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cDr. Russell has pointed out that when students are at school, they\u2019re in a supervised environment,\u201d said Cardy. \u201cWith those strict health and safety protocols in place, their social needs can be met, while maintaining physical distancing, using masks, and of course, the encouragement to maintain proper hygiene.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cThat\u2019s why we support the recommendations of Public Health,\u201d said Cardy, \u201cand have made the changes to our Return to School plan that ensures students can stay in schools during the red phase, following increased health and safety measures.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Candy said that in the red phase, a case associated with a school community would trigger a temporary school closure for contact tracing, and increased access to testing.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWE ARE AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Russell said the coming week would be an important one to show which way New Brunswick is headed with the current outbreaks.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe are at a critical juncture in the course of this pandemic,\u201d said Russell. \u201cAnd the next week will show whether we are heading for a further rapid rise of cases, as is now being seen in Maine and Quebec, or whether we are bringing this outbreak under control.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe have the ability to turn the tide of the second wave,\u201d said Russell. \u201cBut it requires vigilance, caution, and the determination to make smart choices, which the majority of New Brunswickers have been making.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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