Today, Friday, April 9, Newfoundland and Labrador has three new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The first new confirmed case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The second new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 40-49 years of age. The case is under investigation.
The third new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 50-59 years of age. The case is under investigation.
Contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
There are eight active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
The regional breakdown of the eight active cases is as follows:
• Eastern Health – 3
• Central Health – 1
• Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
• Western Health – 4
There are no new recoveries and 1,007 people have recovered. No one is in hospital due to COVID-19.
To date, 126,255 people have been tested.
There are no new presumptive positive cases.