COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick

The COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The province of New Brunswick has the ninth-most cases (out of ten provinces and three territories) of COVID-19 in Canada. As of July 15, 2020, there have been 168 confirmed cases, 163 recoveries, and 2 deaths.[1]

COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick  ()      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases Mar Mar Apr Apr May May Jun Jun Jul Jul Last 15 days Last 15 days
Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-03-11		​	1(n.a.)
2020-03-12		​	1(=)
2020-03-13		​	1(=)
2020-03-14		​	1(=)
2020-03-15		​	2(+100%)
2020-03-16		​	2(=)
2020-03-17		​	2(=)
2020-03-18		​	2(=)
2020-03-19		​	7(+250%)
2020-03-20		​	7(=)
2020-03-21		​	9(+29%)
2020-03-22		​	8(-11%)
2020-03-23		​	17(+113%)
2020-03-24		​	18(+5.9%)
2020-03-25		​	26(+44%)
2020-03-26		​	33(+27%)
2020-03-27		​ ​	45(+27%)
2020-03-28		​ ​	51(+13%)
2020-03-29		​ ​	66(+29%)
2020-03-30		​ ​	68(+3.0%)
2020-03-31		​ ​	70(+2.9%)
2020-04-01		​ ​	81(+16%)
2020-04-02		​ ​	91(+12%)
2020-04-03		​ ​	95(+4.4%)
2020-04-04		​ ​	98(+3.2%)
2020-04-05		​ ​	101(+3.1%)
2020-04-06		​ ​	103(+2.0%)
2020-04-07		​ ​	105(+1.9%)
2020-04-08		​ ​	108(+2.9%)
2020-04-09		​ ​	111(+2.8%)
2020-04-10		​ ​	112(+0.9%)
2020-04-11		​ ​	112(=)
2020-04-12		​ ​	114(+1.8%)
2020-04-13		​ ​	116(+1.8%)
2020-04-14		​ ​	116(=)
2020-04-15		​ ​	117(+0.9%)
2020-04-16		​ ​	117(=)
2020-04-17		​ ​	117(=)
2020-04-18		​ ​	118(+0.9%)
2020-04-19		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-20		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-21		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-22		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-23		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-24		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-25		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-26		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-27		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-28		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-29		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-30		​ ​	118(=)
2020-05-01		​ ​	118(=)
2020-05-02		​	118(=)
2020-05-03		​	118(=)
2020-05-04		​	118(=)
2020-05-05		​ ​	119(+0.8%)
2020-05-06		​ ​	120(+0.8%)
2020-05-07		​ ​	120(=)
2020-05-08		​ ​	120(=)
2020-05-09		​ ​	120(=)
2020-05-10		​ ​	120(=)
2020-05-11		​ ​	120(=)
2020-05-12		​ ​	120(=)
2020-05-13		​ ​	120(=)
2020-05-14		​ ​	120(=)
2020-05-15		​ ​	120(=)
2020-05-16		​	120(=)
2020-05-17		​	120(=)
2020-05-18		​	120(=)
2020-05-19		​	120(=)
2020-05-20		​	120(=)
2020-05-21		​ ​	121(+0.8%)
2020-05-22		​ ​	121(=)
2020-05-23		​ ​	121(=)
2020-05-24		​ ​	121(=)
2020-05-25		​ ​	121(=)
2020-05-26		​ ​	122(+0.8%)
2020-05-27		​ ​	123(+0.8%)
2020-05-28		​ ​	126(+2.4%)
2020-05-29		​ ​	128(+1.6%)
2020-05-30		​ ​	129(+0.8%)
2020-05-31		​ ​	132(+2.3%)
2020-06-01		​ ​	132(=)
2020-06-02		​ ​	133(+0.8%)
2020-06-03		​ ​	135(+1.5%)
2020-06-04		​ ​ ​	136(+0.7%)	1(n.a.)
2020-06-05		​ ​ ​	136(=)	1(=)
2020-06-06		​ ​ ​	136(=)	1(=)
2020-06-07		​ ​ ​	137(+0.7%)	1(=)
2020-06-08		​ ​ ​	146(+6.6%)	1(=)
2020-06-09		​ ​ ​	147(+0.7%)	1(=)
2020-06-10		​ ​ ​	151(+2.7%)	1(=)
2020-06-11		​ ​ ​	153(+1.3%)	1(=)
2020-06-12		​ ​ ​	154(+0.7%)	1(=)
2020-06-13		​ ​ ​	157(+1.9%)	2(+100%)
2020-06-14		​ ​ ​	157(=)	2(=)
2020-06-15		​ ​ ​	160(+1.9%)	2(=)
2020-06-15		​ ​ ​	160(+1.9%)	2(=)
2020-06-16		​ ​ ​	163(+1.9%)	2(=)
2020-06-17		​ ​ ​	164(+0.6%)	2(=)
2020-06-18		​ ​ ​	164(=)	2(=)
2020-06-19		​ ​ ​	164(=)	2(=)
2020-06-20		​ ​ ​	164(=)	2(=)
2020-06-21		​ ​ ​	164(=)	2(=)
2020-06-22		​ ​ ​	164(=)	2(=)
2020-06-23		​ ​ ​	165(+0.6%)	2(=)
2020-06-24		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-06-25		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-06-26		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-06-27		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-06-28		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-06-29		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-06-30		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-07-01		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-07-02		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-07-03		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-07-04		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-07-05		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-07-06		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-07-07		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-07-07		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-07-08		​ ​ ​	165(=)	2(=)
2020-07-09		​ ​ ​	166(+0.6%)	2(=)
2020-07-10		​ ​ ​	166(=)	2(=)
2020-07-11		​ ​ ​	166(=)	2(=)
2020-07-12		​ ​ ​	166(=)	2(=)
2020-07-13		​ ​ ​	166(=)	2(=)
2020-07-14		​ ​ ​	167(+0.6%)	2(=)
2020-07-15		​ ​ ​	168(+0.6%)	2(=)
Source: New Brunswick COVID-19 Dashboard

COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	New Brunswick, Canada
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date	March 11, 2020 (5 months and 5 days)
Confirmed cases	168
Active cases	4
Hospitalized cases	20 (cumulative) 0 (current)
Critical cases	0 (current)
Recovered	163
Deaths	2
Government website
New Brunswick COVID-19 Dashboard

Timeline

As of July 15, New Brunswick has reported 168 cases, with the first one reported on March 11.[1][2]

In New Brunswick's first case, the person had returned to southeastern New Brunswick from France, and self-isolated at home.[3] The second case was a close contact.[3]

On March 15, the province reported four more presumptive cases in the central part of the province.[4]

On March 16, New Brunswick confirmed one more case, and announced one more presumptive case, making 2 confirmed cases and 5 presumptive in total.[5]

On March 17, an eighth case was announced. This is the first child in the province to become infected.[6]

On March 18, three new cases were reported, two in the central part of the province and one more in the southeastern part of the province, bringing the total of confirmed and presumptive cases in the province to 11.[7]

On March 21, six new cases were announced, five in the southern part of the province and one more in the central part of the provinces, bringing the total of confirmed and presumptive cases in the province to 17.[8]

However, on March 23, it was announced that presumptive positives no longer had to be sent to the National Microbiology Lab (NML) in Winnipeg for confirmatory testing, thus confirming all presumptive cases in the province at the time.[9]

On March 24, the 18th case of COVID-19 in New Brunswick was confirmed in the southeastern part of the province. These include: eight cases of COVID-19 in health zone #3 (Fredericton, surrounding areas and Central New Brunswick), six more cases in health zone #2 (Saint John and most of the Fundy coast) and four cases in health zone #1 (Moncton and Southeastern New Brunswick).[10]

On March 25, eight new cases were announced in New Brunswick, bringing total to 26. One case is in hospital, but not ICU. All new cases are among travelers from outside the province or close contacts of travelers. Cases increased to 33 on March 26 and 45 on March 27.[11]

During the March 27 regular afternoon provincial press conference, it was announced that of the 12 new cases announced, 11 were travel-related. The remaining case could not be determined to be a recent out-of-province traveller or close contact of one, thus it may represent the first case of community transmission in the province.[12]

An outbreak occurred in the Campbellton area in late May, linked to a medical doctor who returned from a trip to Quebec.[13] 41 individuals were infected during this outbreak and led to two deaths.[14]

In June 2020, PEI Premier Dennis King suggested that travel between provinces in the Atlantic region might be allowed, as early as the beginning of July. King claimed there was an agreement to this end, in a discussion held on June 10 between the Premiers. When asked by the CBC, the other Premiers expressed caution on an "Atlantic bubble."[15]

One travel-related case was reported on July 9 in the Fredericton region.[16]

Government response

On March 13, the provincial government announced that all New Brunswick schools would shut down until March 29.[17] Daycares were not affected by the announcement at the time but were closed three days later.[18] On March 16, the chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell recommended that all public spaces and certain business should close starting on March 17. They are also asking restaurant owners to limit the number of customers to half of the capacity of their dining areas. Take-out orders, deliveries and drive-through services would be permitted.[19] The government also announced that all non-essential government services will shut down until further notice.[20]

On March 19, the province declared a state of emergency.[21]

On July 3, the province along with the three other Atlantic provinces (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia) lifted travel restrictions among themselves to form "Atlantic bubble", allowing residents within the four provinces to travel without self-isolate for 14 days.[22]

References

1. "Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada". CTV News. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
2. "Coronavirus". New Brunswick Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Public Health). January 24, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
3. "New Brunswick now has one confirmed case of COVID-19 and one presumptive case | North Shore News". Nsnews.com. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
4. Fraser, Elizabeth (March 15, 2020). "N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 4 new cases detected in New Brunswick". CBC News. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
5. Fraser, Elizabeth (March 16, 2020). "N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 2 confirmed cases, 5th presumptive case of COVID-19 in New Brunswick". CBC News. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
6. Quon, Alexander; Benjamin, Graeme (March 17, 2020). "Child identified as eighth case of COVID-19 in New Brunswick". Global News. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
7. Al-Hakim, Aya (March 18, 2020). "New Brunswick identifies 3 new presumptive coronavirus cases, bringing total to 11". Global News. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
8. McScheffrey, Elizabeth (March 21, 2020). "New Brunswick sees spike of COVID-19 cases tied to cruise travel". Global News. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
9. Al-Hakim, Aya (March 23, 2020). "New Brunswick has no new cases of coronavirus, majority of businesses complying to orders". Global News. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
10. MacKinnon, Bobbi-Jean; Fraser, Elizabeth (March 24, 2020). "N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Province expands testing to include those with no travel links". CBC. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
11. MacKinnon, Bobbi-Jean; Fraser, Elizabeth (March 25, 2020). "N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 8 new cases push province's total to 26". CBC. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
12. Quon, Alexander (March 27, 2020). "New Brunswick investigating first possible case of COVID-19 community transmission". Global News. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
13. Humphreys, Adrian (June 2, 2020). "New COVID-19 outbreak in N.B. traced to doctor who went to work after Quebec trip. Now people are very angry". National Post.
14. MacKinnon, Bobbi-Jean (July 8, 2020). "Doctor accused in Campbellton, N.B., COVID-19 outbreak won't face criminal charges, says lawyer". CBC News.
15. Sam Juric; Wayne Thibodeau (June 11, 2020). "Atlantic premiers hesitant to commit to regional travel bubble". CBC News. Charlottetown, PEI: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
16. Al-Hakim, Aya (July 9, 2020). "1 new coronavirus case identified in New Brunswick Thursday". Global News.
17. "Prévention du COVID-19 : les écoles fermées à partir du 16 mars > DSFNE". DSFNE (in French). March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
18. Roszell, Tim (March 16, 2020). "N.B. parents preparing to deal with coronavirus-related daycare closures". Global News. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
19. "Update on COVID-19". www2.gnb.ca. Government of New Brunswick. March 16, 2020.
20. "Non-essential government services to shut down until further notice". www2.gnb.ca. Government of New Brunswick. March 16, 2020.
21. Waugh, Andrew (March 19, 2020). "Province declares state of emergency over COVID-19". Telegraph Journal. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
22. MacDonald, Michael (July 4, 2020). "Traffic heavy as Atlantic provinces lift travel restrictions within region". CTV News.

External links

• Official website