FREDERICTON — Public health officials in New Brunswick are reporting five new cases of COVID-19 today.
Four of the cases are close contacts of previously confirmed cases and are self-isolating.
They involve a person in their 30s in the Saint John zone, two people under 19 in the Fredericton area and a person in their 40s in the Fredericton area.
The fifth case, involving a person in their 70s in the Fredericton zone, is related to international travel and the person is self-isolating.
Meanwhile, provincial health officials say the province expects to receive up to 1,950 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine around Dec. 14 as part of the first of two anticipated shipments this month.
The province said in an emailed statement it is working to identify the priority groups that will receive the vaccine in the first phase, based on recommendations from the federal government.
There have been seven COVID-19 deaths in New Brunswick, and the number of active cases is 82. Three patients are hospitalized in intensive care.
Late Monday a positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed at Fredericton High School. At this time, no student-to-student transmission has been determined in any school in the province.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 8, 2020.
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