COVID-19 Cases Confirmed at Two New Brunswick Schools – New Brunswick | The Canadian News

One case of COVID-19 was confirmed at Lord Beaverbrook School in Campbellton, NB, and another at Riverview High School on Friday.

Public Health said parents and guardians will be contacted if their children have been in close contact with the confirmed cases.

“If you are not contacted by public health officials, your child should closely monitor himself for symptoms this week and get tested if any occur,” said public health in an email sent to families.

When asked about the case at Riverview High School, a spokesman for the Anglophone School District said they will follow up with public health to get more information on when they can reopen again.

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On Friday, New Brunswick reported 24 new cases of COVID-19; once again, the vast majority are people who have not been vaccinated.

The province says 92 percent, or 22 people, who tested positive had not received two doses of the vaccine.

Public Health has been emphasizing vaccination rates in its daily reports, urging people to go to a clinic to receive their vaccinations.

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