Testing and case details
Information on confirmed COVID-19 cases and laboratory testing in New Brunswick
Daily Case Update: May 6, 2020
The Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton has identified 1 new case.
Of the 120 total number of confirmed cases:
• 67 are travel-related,
• 42 are close contacts of confirmed cases
• 10 are the result of community transmission
• 1 remain under investigation
• 13 people have been hospitalized and 13 have since been discharged
• 0 patients remaining in hospital, 0 patients in an intensive care unit
To date, 118 people have recovered.
* It is important to note that each individual may have been tested more than once.
As of March 23, 2020: Laboratory testing is done by the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre.
Each health zone serves different population numbers, therefore; testing numbers per zone will vary and can’t be used as a direct comparison between zones.
Test volumes in each of the health zones reflect the number of citizens with symptoms that:
• met the travel criteria;
• were close contacts of confirmed cases; or
• were healthcare workers who requested a test.
