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1 COVID-19 case in New Brunswick tied to cases at Maine paper mill

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New Brunswick reports 5 new COVID-19 cases Saturday Brian McAlary, the vice-president of development at the Twin Rivers Paper Company, confirmed to Global News on Sunday that the cases are two individuals who live in Madawaska, while another lives in Edmundston.He said as a result of contact-tracing the mill has five other workers, all in Edmundston, N.B., in self-isolation as a precautionary measure.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The company is working with the Maine CDC and the New Brunswick Health Department and keeping both agencies informed.A request for comment from the New Brunswick health department was not immediately returned.There have been no cases connected to other Twins Rivers.

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