COVID-19 is a reminder that the pandemic is still near, after 13 residents and four staff members tested positive.The daughter of an 89-year-old resident at Notre-Dame says it’s hard to find the words to describe the situation.“At first I was in denial almost,” said Anne Marie Johnson whose mother has been at the care home for four years.New Brunswick health officials declared an outbreak at the Moncton facility on Tuesday when two residents tested positive for the coronavirus.
On Wednesday, an additional 17 cases linked to the facility were reported.This is New Brunswick’s largest surge of cases in one day to date.“It’s real… And it’s home now for me,” said Johnson.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates.