Sitansisk
(St Mary’s First Nation)
150 Cliffe Street, Fredericton, NB E3A 0A1
- (506) 458-9511 T.F. (888) 445-6644
December 20, 2021
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COVID Update, December 20, 2021; 1 New Case, 2 New Recoveries
December 20, 2021; 4:32 p.m., Sitansisk: New Brunswick Public Health has informed Sitansisk Band Administration of one new case of COVID-19 and two new recoveries, with one still in hospital from the community. As of today, there are 7 Active Cases and 41 Recovered with a total of 49 cases.
The Health Centre will be closing for the Holidays starting December 23, 2021; if you need to arrange a PCR test, please leave a message at +1 (506) 452-2750. New isolation requirements mean anyone unvaccinated and sharing a home with a positive case of COVID-19 will need to isolate for 14 days, vaccinated individuals will need to isolate for at least five days, pending a negative PCR test. Please do your best to keep yourself and your community safe in the coming days, as we all look forward to a COVID-free holiday season.
Public Health asks people answer calls from private numbers as this is how calls will appear for the purposes of contact tracing and reporting test results to patients. PCR tests can be booked via the Health Centre. They also request members continue to take all precautions, both in and out of the community as cases are rising in the region, with 118 cases reported in the province today. Addictions and mental health personnel remain available at +1 (506) 688-3721. Rapid testing kits can be delivered in the community by calling Security at +1 (506) 447-8721.
Woliwon,
Sitansisk Chief and Council