New Brunswick will provide an update on COVID-19 Friday as cases continue to rise across the province.
Health Minister Dorothy Shephard and Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health, will be participating in the briefing.
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New Brunswick health officials reported 32 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday.
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Russell said in a Thursday briefing that the situation in Zone 4 is “gravely concerning.”
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Zone 4, the Edmundston region, has 113 active cases as of Thursday, over a third of the provincial total.
Friday’s briefing is scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. AT and will be up on the Global News website.
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