New Brunswick saw a jump in new cases over the weekend, with two new cases reported Friday afternoon, six reported Saturday, and three reported Sunday.
Six of those new cases are in the Moncton, or southeast region, which includes Sackville and Tantramar.
The other new cases are in the Saint John and Fredericton region.
According to provincial news releases, six of the eleven new cases are under investigation, and the rest are travel related.
There are now seven active cases of COVID-19 in the southeast region, and 22 active cases in New Brunswick.
TWO NEW EXPOSURE NOTIFICATIONS
The government also announced two new exposure notifications in Moncton over the weekend.
Public Health says there was a potential public exposure at the GoodLife Fitness Centre on Ivan Rand Drive East in Moncton, on the morning and evening of November 6th, and late evening on November 9th.
Public Health has also identified a potential public exposure at Aldo Shoes at the Champlain mall. The exposures are for extended periods from November 6th through to November 10th, indicating they may be related to someone working at the store.
Here at the detailed times announced for each potential public exposure advisory:
GoodLife Fitness Centre, 175 Ivan Rand Drive East:
- Nov. 6 between 8-9:30 a.m.
- Nov. 6 between 7-8:30 p.m.
- Nov. 9 between 8:30-10 p.m.
Aldo Shoes, Champlain Mall:
- Nov. 6 between 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Nov. 7 between 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Nov. 8 between 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Nov. 9 between 12-7:30 p.m.
- Nov. 10 between 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
You can find information on all potential public exposures here.
Public Health says anyone who visited either of these locations during one of the advisory periods should self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days, and call 811 if they develop symptoms.
MORE TESTING AVAILABILITY FOR NURSING HOME WORKERS
The province announced some changes to COVID protocols late last week.
New Brunswick Public Health is expanding testing to include regular, asymptomatic tests for people working in nursing homes and adult residential facilities.
These workers are now able to request a COVID-19 test online once every two weeks, even if they are without symptoms.
The province easy the change is being made in order to better protect staff and residents.
IMMEDIATE FAMILY FROM OUTSIDE CANADA PERMITTED TO VISIT
Another change will see immediate family members from outside of Canada permitted to travel into New Brunswick as long as they are approved by Canada Border Services Agency, and register through the New Brunswick Travel Registration Program.
The change puts immediate family from outside the country on the same footing as those from other Canadian provinces. All are still required to self-isolate for 14 days once in New Brunswick, and must be symptom-free when they enter the province.
RISING COVID NUMBERS ACROSS CANADA AND WORLDWIDE
The total number of active cases in Canada has nearly doubled in just three weeks. As of Sunday evening, there are nearly 50,000 active cases of COVID-19 in the country.
Ontario and Quebec each have over 12,000 active cases, and Alberta has over 10,000.
Manitoba is the next highest, with 6,700 cases.
Worldwide, there are now over 15 million active cases of COVID-19.
More than half, or 8.4 million of those are in Europe.
The US has 4.1 million active cases, more than one quarter of the world total.
