New Brunswick is tightening COVID-19 measures amid soaring COVID cases and, now, the confirmed presence of the highly transmissible omicron variant in the province. Asked whether any of the three confirmed cases are being treated in hospital, she said she didn't have "exact details" on their status. (CBC News)The 100 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed Monday are spread across all seven health regions. The province has had 9,704 confirmed cases of the virus since the beginning of the pandemic, with 8,512 recoveries so far and 142 COVID-related deaths. A total of 708 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in 170 schools since the beginning of the school year.

Source: CBC News December 14, 2021 10:17 UTC