New Brunswick health officials are reporting one new case of the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 74.
The case is travel-related and the individual is self-isolating in the Saint John region.
To date, the province has confirmed 542 positive COVID-19 cases and has seen 461 recoveries.
There have been seven deaths in the province as a result of the virus. Health officials say there are currently three New Brunswickers hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19.
As of Wednesday, the province has completed 135,266 tests for the virus.
Potential exposure warning
On Wednesday, Public Health identified a COVID-19 case in a traveller who may have been infectious on two Dec. 6 Air Canada flights.
- Flight AC865, from London to Montreal, arriving at 4:20 p.m.
- Flight AC8792, from Montreal to Saint John, arriving at 9:20 p.m.
The province asks any passengers on these flights to “continue to follow the directives given to them when they registered for travel to New Brunswick.” This includes self-isolation for 14 days, monitoring for symptoms of COVID-19 and booking a test should symptoms appear.
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