COVID-19: News and Updates
- January 15, 2021 - 25 new cases
- January 14, 2021 - 23 new cases / vaccination update
- January 13, 2021 - One death reported / 19 new cases / cases in schools
- January 12, 2021 - Two deaths / 17 new cases / case at New Maryland Elementary School (Zone 3)
- January 11, 2021 - 21 new cases / vaccination update / update on schools in Zone 3 and 5 / update on outbreaks at adult residential facilities
- January 10, 2021 - 14 new cases / update on schools in Zone 3 and 5
- January 9, 2021 - 30 new cases / cases in schools / travel restrictions for K-12 students
- January 8, 2021 - 18 new cases / travel restrictions / self-isolation, work isolation / outbreak at adult-residential facility in Zone 4 / reminders for schools
- January 7, 2021- 24 new cases / outbreaks at two adult-residential facilities and a case at Bessborough School in Zone 1
- January 6, 2021 - 31 new cases / exposure notification / outbreak at Parkland Saint John complex
- January 5, 2021 - Entire province moving to Orange level / 27 new cases of COVID-19 / self-isolation / exposure notification / relief for small businesses
- January 4, 2021 - 17 new cases / exposure notification
- January 3, 2021 - Seven new cases of COVID-19
- January 2, 2021 - Ten new cases of COVID-19 / Importance of self-monitoring
- January 1, 2021 - Two new cases of COVID-19
December 2020
- December 31, 2020 - Ninth death reported / three new cases / exposure notification
- December 30, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- December 29, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- December 28, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- December 27, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- December 26, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19 / exposure notifications
- December 25, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- December 24, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- Decembre 23, 2020 - Five new cases of COVID-19 / Moncton vaccination clinic / mandatory order revised / exposure notifications
- December 22, 2020 - Zone 4 moving to Yellow / two new cases / sport tournaments not permitted
- December 21, 2020 - Four new cases of COVID-19 / update on Miramichi vaccine clinic / exposure notifications
- December 20, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19 / Revised case count
- December 19, 2020 - First COVID-19 vaccines given in Miramichi / Five new cases of COVID-19
- December 18, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19
- December 17, 2020 - Six new cases of COVID-19
- December 16, 2020 - Eight new cases of COVID-19
- December 15, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- December 14, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- December 13, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- December 12, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- December 11, 2020 - Zone 4 moving to Orange / eighth death related to COVID-19 / eight new cases / case at Saint Mary's Academy in Edmundston / changes to mandatory order / exposure notification
- December 10, 2020 - Zone 2 moving to Yellow / COVID-19 vaccine planning / four new cases
- December 9, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19 / exposure notification
- December 8, 2020 - Five new cases of COVID-19 / technical updates to dashboard / case at Fredericton High School
- December 7, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- December 6, 2020 - Zones 1 and 3 transitions to Yellow level / Four new cases
- December 5, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- December 4, 2020 - Eight new cases of COVID-19
- December 3, 2020 - Six new cases / outbreak in Zone 5 over / COVID-19 vaccine planning / holiday guidance
- December 2, 2020 - Six new cases of COVID-19
- December 1, 2020 - Seven new cases of COVID-19 / reminders for schools in Orange zones / a super-spreader event in Saint John / exposure notifications
November 2020
- November 30, 2020 - Six new cases of COVID-19 / outbreak over at Dieppe adult residential facility / case at Harrison Trimble High School in Moncton
- November 29, 2020 - Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 / update at Parkland Saint John campus
- November 28, 2020 - Four new cases of COVID-19
- November 27, 2020 - Twelve new cases / schools and child care in Orange / remain seated at bars or restaurants
- November 26, 2020 - Zone 3 moves to Orange level / Twelve new cases / Changes to travel rules from outside New Brunswick / Clarification for Campobello residents / Emergency order renewed and revised
- November 25, 2020 - Three new cases / one household bubble / exposure notifications
- November 24, 2020 - Five new cases / update on schools and child care in Zone 2
- November 23, 2020 - Fifteen new cases of COVID-19 / province records seventh death related to COVID-19 / exposure notifications / zones 1 and 2 remain at Orange level
- November 22, 2020 - Six new cases of COVID-19 / possible school exposures / zones 1 and 2 remain at Orange level
- November 21, 2020 - Public advisory - Returning to New Brunswick from Halifax
- November 21, 2020 - 23 new cases of COVID-19
- November 20, 2020 - Zone 2 moves to Orange level / nine new cases / outbreak at a nursing home in Saint John
- November 19, 2020 - Zone 1 moves to Orange level / revised recovery alert levels / outbreak at adult residential facility / four new cases of COVID-19 / changes to cross border travel
- November 18, 2020 - Nine new cases of COVID-19 / exposure notification
- November 17, 2020 - Four new cases of COVID-19
- November 16, 2020 - Eight new cases of COVID-19 / swish and gargle test available for children
- November 15, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19
- November 14, 2020 - Six new cases of COVID-19 / exposure notifications
- November 13, 2020 - Two new cases / testing for nursing home and adult residential facility workers / immediate family visiting from outside Canada / state of emergency extended
- November 12, 2020 - Outbreak at special-care home in Moncton is officially over / one new case
- November 11, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19
- November 10, 2020 - Children's COVID-19 test results online / No new cases
- November 9, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19 / update on Zone 3 cases
- November 8, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- November 7, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19
- November 6, 2020 - One new case / emergency order updated
- November 5, 2020 - Zone 5 returns to Yellow level / exposure notification / two new cases of COVID-19
- November 4, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19 / Zone 5 remains at Orange level
- November 3, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19 / Zone 5 remains at Orange level
- November 2, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19 / Zone 5 remains at Orange level
- November 1, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19 / Zone 5 remains at Orange level
October 2020
- October 31, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19 / Zone 5 remains at Orange level / Townsview School
- October 30, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19 / Zone 5 remains at Orange level / exposure notification / state of emergency mandatory order renewed
- October 29, 2020 - New COVID-19 border measures / Zone 5 remains in Orange level / outbreak at adult residential facility / testing in Belledune / four new cases
- October 28, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19 / Zone 5 remains at Orange level
- October 27, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19 / Zone 5 remains at Orange level / Halloween guidance
- October 26, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19 / Zone 5 remains at Orange level / More than 2,400 residents tested in Zone 5
- October 25, 2020 - Province records two more deaths related to COVID-19 / two new cases / Zone 5 remains at Orange level
- October 24, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19 / Zone 5 remains at Orange level / walk-in testing available
- October 23, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19 / Zone 5 remains at Orange level / walk-in testing available
- October 22, 2020 - Additional restriction for Zone 5 / Zone 1 returns to Yellow level / walk-in testing available / three new cases of COVID-19
- October 21, 2020 - Province records fourth death related to COVID-19 / six new cases / exposure notification
- October 20, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19 / Zones 1 and 5 remain Orange
- October 19, 2020 - Three new cases / Zones 1 and 5 remain Orange / possible school exposure
- October 18, 2020 - Province records third death related to COVID-19 / five new cases / exposure notification
- October 17, 2020 - Eight new cases of COVID-19 / Zones 1 and 5 remain Orange
- October 16, 2020 - Five new cases of COVID-19 / Zones 1 and 5 remain Orange / state of emergency extended
- October 15, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19 / Zones 1 and 5 remain Orange
- October 14, 2020 - Eight new cases of COVID-19 / Zones 1 and 5 are Orange / business support / possible school exposures
- October 13, 2020 - Six new cases of COVID-19 / Zones 1 and 5 are Orange / Schools in Zone 5
- October 12, 2020 - Six new cases of COVID-19 / measures for schools and early learning facilities in Orange
- October 11, 2020 - 14 new cases of COVID-19 / exposure notification / zones 1 and 5 are Orange / masks, travel and hunting advice / measures for schools and early learning facilities in Orange
- October 10, 2020 - 20 new cases of COVID-19 / Zones 1 and 5 are Orange / Measures for schools and early learning facilities in Orange
- October 10, 2020 - Public urged to use ED for emergencies only and observe visitor restrictions
- October 9, 2020 - Zone 1 and Zone 5 transitioning back to Orange level as of midnight / 13 new cases / mandatory order revised / Sugarloaf High School closure / exposure notification
- October 8, 2020 - Masks mandatory in indoor public places / exposure notification / changes to travel restrictions at Quebec border
- October 8, 2020 - Services to continue at Horizon's The Moncton Hospital during COVID-19 outbreak
- October 7, 2020 - Update: Visitor Restrictions at Horizon's The Moncton Hospital
- October 7, 2020 - 17 new cases of COVID-19
- October 6, 2020 - Two new cases / Outbreak at special-care home in Moncton
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October 3, 2020 - One new case / St. Stephen - Baileyville, Maine
Update
September 2020
- September 25, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19 / state of emergency mandatory order revised
- September 24, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- September 23, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- September 21, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- September 18, 2020 - Exposure notification app for COVID-19 now available in New Brunswick
- September 17, 2020 - Changes to travel restrictions regarding a Quebec border community / no new cases
- September 14, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- September 10, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- September 3, 2020 - Possible exposure on flights / no new cases / emergency order renewed
- September 2, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
August 2020
- August 28, 2020 - One new case / Changes in long-term care visitations / Expanded testing
- August 25, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- August 21, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- August 16, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- August 15, 2020 - Four new cases of COVID-19
- August 13, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- August 12, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- August 11, 2020 - New triggers and revised public health recovery alert levels unveiled / One new case
- August 6, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- August 5, 2020 - Four new cases of COVID-19
July 2020
- July 30, 2020 - New Brunswick twinning with Quebec border communities / no new cases of COVID-19
- July 22, 2020 - Outbreak in Zone 5 over / No new cases
- July 20, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19 / collection of names and contact information required
- July 15, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- July 14, 2020 - One new case / Public reminded of importance of protective measures
- July 9, 2020 - One new case / Public reminded of importance of protective measures
- July 6, 2020 - No new cases / Public reminded of importance of protective measures / Student transportation options
- July 2, 2020 - Atlantic provinces travel bubble to begin Friday / No new cases today
June 2020
- June 30, 2020 - No new cases; public reminded of importance of protective measures
- June 29, 2020 - COVID-19 online dashboard launched / No new cases today
- June 26, 2020 - No new cases / Zone 5 moves to Yellow
- June 25, 2020 - No new cases / Zone 5 moving to yellow on Friday
- June 24, 2020 - No new cases / Easing travel restrictions with other Atlantic provinces / Zone 5 moving to yellow on Friday
- June 23, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- June 22, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19
- June 21, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19
- June 20, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- June 19, 2020 - Province takes next step in recovery; no new cases reported; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 18, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 17, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 16, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 15, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 14, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 13, 2020 - Province records second death related to COVID-19; three new cases reported
- June 12, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 11, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 10, 2020 - Four new cases of COVID-19; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 9, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19 unrelated to outbreak; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 8, 2020 - Nine new cases of COVID-19; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 7, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 6, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; face coverings only required when physical distancing not possible; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 5, 2020 - No new cases; face coverings required in buildings open to the public; Zone 5 remains orange
- June 4, 2020 - Province records first COVID-19 death; takes next step in recovery; one new case reported
- June 3, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- June 2, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- June 1, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; more than 2,000 tests processed in one day
May 2020
- May 31, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19; more than 1,300 tests processed in one day
- May 30, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19; people in Zone 5 urged to continue to symptom watch
- May 29, 2020 - Two new cases; Zone 5 remains orange
- May 28, 2020 - Three new cases; second phase of yellow delayed; Zone 5 remains orange
- May 27, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19; Zone 5 transitioning back to Orange level
- May 26, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- May 22, 2020 - Province takes next step in COVID-19 recovery; no new cases reported
- May 21, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- May 20, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; top-up funding for front-line workers
- May 19, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19
- May 18, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; more than 20,000 tests conducted
- May 17, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; more than 20,000 tests conducted
- May 16, 2020 - All cases of COVID-19 in the province have recovered
- May 15, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; one active case
- May 14, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; state of emergency extended
- May 13, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19
- May 12, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19
- May 11, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; new rules for visiting patients nearing end of life
- May 10, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19
- May 9, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19
- May 8, 2020 - Province moves to Phase 2 (Orange) of recovery plan; no new cases of COVID-19
- May 7, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19
- May 6, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19
- May 5, 2020 - New COVID-19 case is province's first in 17 days
- May 4, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19 in the province for 16th consecutive day
- May 3, 2020 - New Brunswick enters third week with no new cases
- May 2, 2020 - All those with Covid-19 have recovered; two weeks without any new cases
- May 1, 2020 - Two more people recover; no new COVID-19 cases
April 2020
- April 30, 2020 - COVID-19 job protection measures put in place; no active cases in hospital
- April 29, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; helping businesses with reopening planning
- April 28, 2020 - Further expansion of COVID-19 testing protocols; travel restrictions for temporary foreign workers
- April 27, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; large gatherings still not allowed
- April 26, 2020 - COVID-19 recovery rate at 94%
- April 25, 2020 - Seventh consecutive day without a new case of COVID-19; no patients in intensive care
- April 24, 2020 - Some COVID-19 public health restrictions being lessened; no new cases
- April 23, 2020 - Removal of the 30-day limit on prescription drugs; no new cases today
- April 22, 2020 - Nursing homes provided with iPads; no new cases today
- April 21, 2020 - Secure web portal for COVID-19 test results; no new cases
- April 20, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; 98 people have recovered
- April 19, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; 92 people have recovered
- April 18, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19; 87 people have recovered
- April 17, 2020 - No new cases - Collaboration highlighted between municipal and provincial leaders
- April 16, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19, state of emergency extended
- April 15, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19; 77 people have recovered
- April 14, 2020 - Process for donating personal protective equipment during COVID-19; no new cases
- April 13, 2020 - Testing protocols for COVID-19 expanded; two new cases
- April 12, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- April 11, 2020 - No new cases of COVID-19; 70 people have recovered
- April 10, 2020 - One new case of COVID-19; 60 people have recovered
- April 9, 2020 - Projected number of COVID-19 cases
- April 8, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19; religious gatherings restricted during state of emergency
- April 7, 2020 - Measures to assist in preventing spread of COVID-19; two new cases
- April 6, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19, state of emergency enforcement
- April 5, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19
- April 4, 2020 - Three new cases of COVID-19
- April 3, 2020 - Four new cases of COVID-19, assistance for post-secondary students
- April 2, 2020 - Ten new cases of COVID-19; improved testing and new equipment
- April 1, 2020 - Eleven new cases of COVID-19; personal protection equipment supply meets current demand
March 2020
- March 31, 2020 - Two new cases of COVID-19
- March 30, 2020 - First community transmission case of COVID-19 confirmed
- March 29, 2020 - Fifteen new cases of COVID-19
- March 28, 2020 - Six new cases of COVID-19; new toll-free line in operation for health-care workers
- March 27, 2020 - Twelve new cases of COVID-19; one previously confirmed has recovered
- March 26, 2020 - Seven new cases of COVID-19; financial support for impacted workers and businesses
- March 25, 2020 - Eight new cases of COVID-19; border checks to be conducted
- March 24, 2020 - Update on COVID-19
- March 23, 2020 - Update on COVID-19
- March 22, 2020 - Update on COVID-19
- March 21, 2020 - Update on COVID-19
- March 20, 2020 - Update on COVID-19
- March 19, 2020 - Statement of Emergency declared in response to COVID-19
- March 18, 2020 - Update on COVID-19
- March 17, 2020 - Update on COVID-19
- March 16, 2020 - Update of COVID-19
- March 15, 2020 - Province has four additional presumptive cases of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus
- March 14, 2020 - Province has second presumptive case of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus
- March 13, 2020 - Update on novel coronavirus (Recommendation from CMOH re: schools, early learning centres, daycares)
- March 12, 2020 - Update on novel coronavirus (Social distance and advice on non-essential mass gatherings)
- March 11, 2020 - Province has first presumptive case of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus
- March 11, 2020 - Update on novel coronavirus (Visitor restrictions)
- March 9, 2020 - Update on novel coronavirus
- March 5, 2020 - COVID-19 novel coronavirus
- March 1, 2020 - Premier's statement on COVID-19
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