HALIFAX —
New Brunswick is reporting 13 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, increasing the number of active cases in the province to 37.
According to the province’s COVID-19 dashboard, 12 of the new cases have been identified in the Campbellton region (Zone 5), and one has been identified in the Moncton region (Zone 1).
“COVID-19 is again making its presence known and felt within our province in a way that impacts us all,” said Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health. “If the rest of the province wants to stay in the Yellow level and get the two Orange zones back to Yellow quickly, everyone needs to follow all public health measures including practising physical distancing, limiting your social gatherings, washing your hands, staying home if even mildly sick and getting tested.”
Friday’s new cases involve:
an individual between the ages of 20-29 in the Campbellton region (Zone 5).
an individual between the ages of 30-39 in the Campbellton region (Zone 5).
four individuals between the ages of 40-49 in the Campbellton region (Zone 5).
an individual between the ages of 50-59 in the Campbellton region (Zone 5).
four individuals between the ages of 60-69 in the Campbellton region (Zone 5).
an individual between the ages of 70-79 in the Campbellton region (Zone 5).
an individual between the ages of 40-49 in the Moncton region (Zone 1).
On Friday, Russell announced that there are currently 150 people self-isolating at home in relation to the outbreak at Manoir Notre-Dame, the Moncton special care home which saw an outbreak of COVID-19 cases earlier this week.
CHANGE TO ORANGE LEVEL
As of Friday at midnight, both the Moncton region (Zone 1) and Campbellton region (Zone 5) have transitioned back to the Orange level under the province’s COVID-19 recovery plan.
“It is not an easy choice to move any area of this province to Orange, but we must all use the tools available for us to slow down the spread of this virus. If everyone follows the rules in place, they will protect us, and I am confident we will be able to keep these cases contained and be able to flatten the curve again,” said N.B. premier Blaine Higgs at Friday’s news update.
The change to Orange means residents in those zones must stay in a two household bubble, but unlike the previous version of the Orange level, they can now extend to include caregivers or immediate family members.
Personal service businesses such as barbers, hair stylists and spas must close. Gymnasiums and health centres will also have to close immediately, as will casinos, bingo halls, cinemas, theatres and arcades.
Restaurants, bars and retail stores may continue to operate under their previously approved COVID-19 operational plan.
Outdoor gatherings must be limited to 10 people with physical distancing.
Indoor religious services, weddings and funerals are permitted with 10 people or fewer.
“We are discouraging travel in and out of the two impacted zones except for essential reasons. If you live in a different zone and are passing through, please don’t stop at this time,” added Higgs.
Dr. Jennifer Russell says Public Health has recommended to government today that Zone 1 (Moncton) & Zone 5 (Campbellton region) go back to the orange phase @CTVAtlantic.
A total of 13 new cases have been identified in the Campbellton region since Thursday.
One of the three new cases identified in New Brunswick on Thursday involved an individual between the ages of 30 and 39 years old in the Campbellton area, and is under investigation.
Campbellton’s Sugarloaf Senior High School is closed Friday for cleaning due to a positive COVID-19 case connected to the school.
The school will be closed on Friday, October 9 for cleaning. Contact tracing is underway.
On Friday, New Brunswick’s Vitalité Health Network confirmed that 18 of its employees from the Campbellton region (Zone 5) are in isolation and visits to the Campbellton Regional Hospital are cancelled, as the province continues to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak.
POTENTIAL EXPOSURE AT MONCTON MCDONALD’S
During Friday’s news update, Dr. Jennifer Russell warned the public about potential exposure to a confirmed case of COVID-19 at a Moncton McDonald’s.
The public may have been exposed to a positive COVID-19 case at the Morton Ave. McDonald’s dining room on the days of September 28 to October 5 inclusive, between 8 a.m. and noon.
Anyone who visited the McDonald’s dining room during that time should self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days. Should symptoms develop, they are directed to self-isolate and to call 811.
COVID-19 CASES IN NEW BRUNSWICK
New Brunswick now has had 238 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Of those, 199 are recovered and two people have died.
There are currently three people in hospital, with no people currently in intensive care.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases are broken down by New Brunswick’s seven health zones:
Zone 1 – Moncton region: 68 confirmed cases (21 active case)
Zone 2 – Saint John region: 31 confirmed cases (2 active cases)
Zone 3 – Fredericton region: 59 confirmed cases (1 active case)
Zone 4 – Edmundston region: 8 confirmed cases
Zone 5 – Campbellton region: 66 confirmed cases (13 active case)
Zone 6 – Bathurst region: 3 confirmed cases
Zone 7 – Miramichi region: 3 confirmed cases
The province recently announced that residents can take an online self-assessment if they are experiencing mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.
To date, a total of 83,173 tests have been conducted in the province.
VEHICLE TRAFFIC INFORMATION
New Brunswick’s online dashboard also includes information about vehicle traffic attempting to enter the New Brunswick border.
On Thursday, 2,988 personal and 1,557 commercial vehicles attempted to cross the border into the province.
Of the vehicles attempting to cross the border, 31 were refused entry, for a refusal rate of 0.7 per cent.
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government says it could be months before it reveals how many people are on the wait-list for a family doctor.
The head of the province’s health authority told reporters Wednesday that the government won’t release updated data until the 160,000 people who were on the wait-list in June are contacted to verify whether they still need primary care.
Karen Oldfield said Nova Scotia Health is working on validating the primary care wait-list data before posting new numbers, and that work may take a matter of months. The most recent public wait-list figures are from June 1, when 160,234 people, or about 16 per cent of the population, were on it.
“It’s going to take time to make 160,000 calls,” Oldfield said. “We are not talking weeks, we are talking months.”
The interim CEO and president of Nova Scotia Health said people on the list are being asked where they live, whether they still need a family doctor, and to give an update on their health.
A spokesperson with the province’s Health Department says the government and its health authority are “working hard” to turn the wait-list registry into a useful tool, adding that the data will be shared once it is validated.
Nova Scotia’s NDP are calling on Premier Tim Houston to immediately release statistics on how many people are looking for a family doctor. On Tuesday, the NDP introduced a bill that would require the health minister to make the number public every month.
“It is unacceptable for the list to be more than three months out of date,” NDP Leader Claudia Chender said Tuesday.
Chender said releasing this data regularly is vital so Nova Scotians can track the government’s progress on its main 2021 campaign promise: fixing health care.
The number of people in need of a family doctor has more than doubled between the 2021 summer election campaign and June 2024. Since September 2021 about 300 doctors have been added to the provincial health system, the Health Department said.
“We’ll know if Tim Houston is keeping his 2021 election promise to fix health care when Nova Scotians are attached to primary care,” Chender said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 11, 2024.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador‘s chief medical officer is monitoring the rise of whooping cough infections across the province as cases of the highly contagious disease continue to grow across Canada.
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says that so far this year, the province has recorded 230 confirmed cases of the vaccine-preventable respiratory tract infection, also known as pertussis.
Late last month, Quebec reported more than 11,000 cases during the same time period, while Ontario counted 470 cases, well above the five-year average of 98. In Quebec, the majority of patients are between the ages of 10 and 14.
Meanwhile, New Brunswick has declared a whooping cough outbreak across the province. A total of 141 cases were reported by last month, exceeding the five-year average of 34.
The disease can lead to severe complications among vulnerable populations including infants, who are at the highest risk of suffering from complications like pneumonia and seizures. Symptoms may start with a runny nose, mild fever and cough, then progress to severe coughing accompanied by a distinctive “whooping” sound during inhalation.
“The public, especially pregnant people and those in close contact with infants, are encouraged to be aware of symptoms related to pertussis and to ensure vaccinations are up to date,” Newfoundland and Labrador’s Health Department said in a statement.
Whooping cough can be treated with antibiotics, but vaccination is the most effective way to control the spread of the disease. As a result, the province has expanded immunization efforts this school year. While booster doses are already offered in Grade 9, the vaccine is now being offered to Grade 8 students as well.
Public health officials say whooping cough is a cyclical disease that increases every two to five or six years.
Meanwhile, New Brunswick’s acting chief medical officer of health expects the current case count to get worse before tapering off.
A rise in whooping cough cases has also been reported in the United States and elsewhere. The Pan American Health Organization issued an alert in July encouraging countries to ramp up their surveillance and vaccination coverage.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 10, 2024.
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