Public health is urging New Brunswickers to avoid family gatherings or religious ceremonies this Easter weekend and obey guidelines under the current state of emergency.
Chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell says three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the province for a total of 108.
The new confirmed cases include the first recorded in Zone 6, the Acadie-Bathurst region.
Of the 108 cases, 60 are travel-related, 33 are close contacts of confirmed cases, six are the result of community transmission and nine remain under investigation.
Ten people were hospitalized and four have since been discharged.
Four of the six patients remaining in hospital are in the intensive care unit.
To date, 50 people have recovered.
The new cases are:
- An individual aged 60-69 in Zone 3 (Fredericton region)
- An individual aged 60-69 in Zone 3 (Fredericton region)
- An individual aged 80-89 in Zone 6 (Acadie-Bathurst region)
