TODAY, Friday, March 12th, Newfoundland and Labrador has one new confirmed case of COVID-19.
The one new confirmed case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 40-49 years of age. The case is travel-related.
Contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
There are 57 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
The regional breakdown of the 57 active cases is as follows:
• Eastern Health – 56
• Central Health – 0
• Labrador-Grenfell Health – 1
• Western Health – 0
There have been eleven new recoveries in the Eastern Health region, and one new recovery in the Western Health region. This means 945 people have recovered.
There are three people in hospital. Two are in intensive care.
To date, 119,611 people have been tested.