Yesterday, Sunday, July 26, Newfoundland and Labrador announced that there one new confirmed case of COVID-19.
The one new confirmed case is a female in the Central Health region between 20-39 years of age.
The new case is a close contact of an existing case.
Contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. Everyone considered a close contact is being advised to quarantine.
As the individual was a close contact of an existing case, she has been self-isolating. This means the risk to the public is low.
Yesterday’s new case brings the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province to 266. The province currently has four active cases.
259 people have recovered from the virus.
To date, 23,657 people have been tested.
For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.