Today (Thursday, May 20), Newfoundland and Labrador has four new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There are two cases in the Eastern Health, one case in the Central Health region and one case in the Western Health region.
The first new confirmed case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 50-59 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The second new confirmed case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 50-59 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The third new confirmed case is a male in the Central Health region between 40-49 years of age. The case is under investigation.
The fourth new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is a close contact of a previous case.
Contact tracing by Public Health is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
There are no new presumptive positive cases leaving one presumptive positive case in the province. Once presumptive positive cases are confirmed positive, they are reported in public updates as new confirmed cases.
There are ten new recoveries, seven in the Eastern Health region, two in the Central Health region and one in the Western Health region and 1,134 people have recovered. There are two people in hospital due to COVID-19.
There are 72 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
The regional breakdown of the 72 active cases is as follows:
· Eastern Health – 31
· Central Health – 17
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 1
· Western Health – 23
To date, 140,572 people have been tested.
For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.