Province-wide there were 26 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. With the same number of recoveries, that leaves 283 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
Zone 1, the southeast region, reported 9 new cases on Sunday, and the total number of active cases in Zone 1 climbed back up to 75.
Public Health reported 16 cases in the Edmundston region, and 1 case in the Saint John region.
There are 4 people in hospital with COVID-19 in the province, and two of those are in Intensive Care.
On Sunday, Public Health completed its largest number of tests in a single day in at least two months. Over 2500 tests were completed in the province on Sunday, with more than 1000 of those in Zone 1.
TWO SCHOOL CASES IN MONCTON
Public Health also confirmed two cases of COVID-19 in an elementary school in Moncton. École Champlain was closed on Sunday for three days for contact tracing and testing of school staff.
CODIAC RCMP OFFICER TESTS POSITIVE
The Codiac RCMP say that one of their officers has tested positive for COVID-19 after interacting with someone with the disease while on the job.
Officers responded to a call last Wednesday, and during the call learned that one of the people involved had tested positive for COVID-19.
RCMP spokesperson Corporal Hans Ouellette says that officers followed protocols such as sanitizing equipment, self-isolation for those exposed, and extensive testing. One officer involved later tested positive.
Contact tracing is underway, and it’s not yet confirmed the officer contracted the disease during the encounter.
