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No new cases of coronavirus Saturday, active cases in New Brunswick decrease

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New Brunswick is reporting no new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday.

According to the province’s COVID-19 dashboard, there is no one in hospital with the illness at this time and just six active cases.

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New Brunswick has reported 191 total cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

There are 183 people considered to have recovered, one more than was reported on Friday.

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There have been two deaths in the province.

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The province says it has conducted 60,986 tests.

Read more: Here’s what you’ll need to do to enter each province in the Atlantic bubble

The Atlantic travel bubble remains operational.

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The bubble permits interprovincial travel between Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador without self-isolation.

However, restrictions will be in place. You can learn what you need to do ahead of time for each province here.

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