2020 coronavirus pandemic in New Brunswick

2020 coronavirus pandemic in New Brunswick
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	New Brunswick, Canada
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date	March 11, 2020 (1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Confirmed cases	118
Active cases	0
Hospitalized cases	13 (cumulative) 0 (current)
Critical cases	0 (current)
Recovered	118
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in New Brunswick is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The Canadian province of New Brunswick has the ninth-most number of cases of COVID-19 in Canada during the 2019–20 worldwide pandemic. As of May 2,2020 ^[update] , there have been 118 confirmed cases, all of which have recovered and no deaths. On April 8, it was announced that COVID cases were found less frequently in New Brunswick than any other province in Canada. ^{[1] [2]}

Timeline

COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick  ( v t e )      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases MarMarAprAprMayMayLast 15 daysLast 15 days
Date			# of cases
2020-03-11		​	1(n.a.)
2020-03-12		​	1(=)
2020-03-13		​	1(=)
2020-03-14		​	1(=)
2020-03-15		​	2(+100%)
2020-03-16		​	2(=)
2020-03-17		​	2(=)
2020-03-18		​	2(=)
2020-03-19		​	7(+250%)
2020-03-20		​	7(=)
2020-03-21		​	9(+29%)
2020-03-22		​	8(-11%)
2020-03-23		​	17(+113%)
2020-03-24		​	18(+5.9%)
2020-03-25		​	26(+44%)
2020-03-26		​	33(+27%)
2020-03-27		​ ​	45(+27%)
2020-03-28		​ ​	51(+13%)
2020-03-29		​ ​	66(+29%)
2020-03-30		​ ​	68(+3.0%)
2020-03-31		​ ​	70(+2.9%)
2020-04-01		​ ​	81(+16%)
2020-04-02		​ ​	91(+12%)
2020-04-03		​ ​	95(+4.4%)
2020-04-04		​ ​	98(+3.2%)
2020-04-05		​ ​	101(+3.1%)
2020-04-06		​ ​	103(+2.0%)
2020-04-07		​ ​	105(+1.9%)
2020-04-08		​ ​	108(+2.9%)
2020-04-09		​ ​	111(+2.8%)
2020-04-10		​ ​	112(+0.9%)
2020-04-11		​ ​	112(=)
2020-04-12		​ ​	114(+1.8%)
2020-04-13		​ ​	116(+1.8%)
2020-04-14		​ ​	116(=)
2020-04-15		​ ​	117(+0.9%)
2020-04-16		​ ​	117(=)
2020-04-17		​ ​	117(=)
2020-04-18		​ ​	118(+0.9%)
2020-04-19		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-20		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-21		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-22		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-23		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-24		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-25		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-26		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-27		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-28		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-29		​ ​	118(=)
2020-04-30		​ ​	118(=)
2020-05-01		​ ​	118(=)
2020-05-02		​	118(=)
Source: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

As of May 2, New Brunswick has reported 118 cases, with the first one reported on March 11. ^{[2] [3]}

In New Brunswick's first case, the person had returned to southeastern New Brunswick from France, and self-isolated at home. ^[4] The second case was a close contact. ^[4]

On March 15, the province reported four more presumptive cases in the central part of the province. ^[5]

On March 16, New Brunswick confirmed one more case, and announced one more presumptive case, making 2 confirmed cases and 5 presumptive in total. ^[6]

On March 17, an eighth case was announced. This is the first child in the province to become infected.^{[ citation needed ]}

On March 18, three new cases were reported, two in the central part of the province and one more in the southeastern part of the province, bringing the total of confirmed and presumptive cases in the province to 11.^{[ citation needed ]}

No new cases were reported on March 19–20.^{[ citation needed ]}

On March 21, six new cases were announced, five in the southern part of the province and one more in the central part of the provinces, bringing the total of confirmed and presumptive cases in the province to 17.^{[ citation needed ]}

No new cases were reported on March 22–23. However, on March 23, it was announced that presumptive positives no longer had to be sent to the National Microbiology Lab (NML) in Winnipeg for confirmatory testing, thus confirming all presumptive cases in the province at the time.

On March 24, the 18th case of COVID-19 in New Brunswick was confirmed in the southeastern part of the province. These include: eight cases of COVID-19 in health zone #3 (Fredericton, surrounding areas and Central New Brunswick), six more cases in health zone #2 (Saint John and most of the Fundy coast) and four cases in health zone #1 (Moncton and Southeastern New Brunswick).

On March 25, eight new cases were announced in New Brunswick, bringing total to 26. One case is in hospital, but not ICU. All new cases are among travelers from outside the province or close contacts of travelers. Cases increased to 33 on March 26 and 45 on March 27.

During the March 27 regular afternoon provincial press conference, it was announced that of the 12 new cases announced, 11 were travel-related. The remaining case could not be determined to be a recent out-of-province traveller or close contact of one, thus it may represent the first case of "community transmission" in the province.

Government response

On March 13, the provincial government announced that all New Brunswick schools would shut down until March 29. ^[7] Daycares were not affected by the announcement at the time but were closed three days later. ^[8] On March 16, the chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell recommended that all public spaces and certain business should close starting on March 17. They are also asking restaurant owners to limit the number of customers to half of the capacity of their dining areas. Take-out orders, deliveries and drive-through services would be permitted. ^[9] The government also announced that all non-essential government services will shut down until further notice. ^[10]

On March 19, the province declared a state of emergency. ^[11]

References

1. "Cases of COVID-19 found less frequently in New Brunswick than in other provinces | CBC News".
2. "Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada". CTV News. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
3. "Coronavirus". New Brunswick Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Public Health). January 24, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
4. "New Brunswick now has one confirmed case of COVID-19 and one presumptive case | North Shore News". Nsnews.com. February 25, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
5. Fraser, Elizabeth (March 15, 2020). "N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 4 new cases detected in New Brunswick". CBC News. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
6. Fraser, Elizabeth (March 16, 2020). "N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 2 confirmed cases, 5th presumptive case of COVID-19 in New Brunswick". CBC News. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
7. "Prévention du COVID-19 : les écoles fermées à partir du 16 mars > DSFNE". DSFNE (in French). March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
8. Roszell, Tim (March 16, 2020). "N.B. parents preparing to deal with coronavirus-related daycare closures". Global News. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
9. "Update on COVID-19". www2.gnb.ca. Government of New Brunswick. March 16, 2020.
10. "Non-essential government services to shut down until further notice". www2.gnb.ca. Government of New Brunswick. March 16, 2020.
11. Waugh, Andrew (March 19, 2020). "Province declares state of emergency over COVID-19". Telegraph Journal. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

External links

• Official website