COVID-19 Update (Dated April 20th, 2021)

Today, Tuesday, April 20, Newfoundland and Labrador has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The first new confirmed case is a female 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 Central Health region between 40-49 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.

Contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.

There are no new recoveries and 1,011 people have recovered. There is no one in hospital due to COVID-19.

There are 27 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.

The regional breakdown of the 27 active cases is as follows:

· Eastern Health – 15
· Central Health – 1
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
· Western Health – 11

To date, 130,088 people have been tested.

There are no new presumptive positive cases.

The case reported Thursday, April 8, in the Eastern Health region remains under investigation.

For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.