A new case of COVID-19 recorded in New Brunswick on Wednesday raises the total number of active instances in the province to eight.
But the latest case, an individual in their 60s in the Fredericton region (health Zone 3), has already passed the 14-day contagious period and is no longer symptomatic, Public Health said in a news release.
Officials suspect the case is similar to a trip and similar to the case reported Tuesday, a user of about 40 years in the Fredericton who remains isolated.
Both cases are investigation.
“It is up to all of us to stop the spread of the virus,” Dr. Cristin Muecke, deputy medical director of health, said in a statement. “Help keep New Brunswick at the yellow point of recovery until a vaccine or remedy is available.”
The other six cases are transient aliens who were still isolated in Moncton, in Health Zone 1, after arriving in New Brunswick, when they tested positive for respiratory disease.
Four of them are from Mexico and were destined for work in Miramichi, Prime Minister Blaine Higgs said. Everyone’s 30 years old.
For both workers, one is 40 years old and the other 50. No additional data on them have been published, but one of them came from Cancun.
The province has recorded 178 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in mid-March. Two other people died and 168 recovered.
234 tests were conducted for COVID-19 on Tuesday. A total of 55,613 tests have been conducted since the start of the pandemic.
People involved for having COVID-19 symptoms can perform a government self-assessment check on gnb.ca.
Public fitness states that symptoms presented through others with COVID-19 include: fever above 38 C, new cough or worsening of the chronic cough, sore throat, runny nose, headache, a new onset of fatigue, a new onset of muscle pain, diarrhea, loss of sense of taste or smell and difficulty breathing. In children, symptoms also included purple marks on their hands and toes.
People with any of these symptoms should:
Stay home.
Call Tele-Care 811 or your doctor.
Describes the symptoms and history.
Follow the instructions.
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