Today (Thursday, June 3), Newfoundland and Labrador has six new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
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 Central Health region under 20 years of age. The case is a contact of a previous case. The case is connected to the cluster in the Central Health region.
The third new confirmed case is a female in the Central Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is a contact of a previous case. This case is connected to the cluster in the Central Health region.
The fourth new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region under 20 years of age. The case is a contact of a previous case. The case is connected to the cluster in the Western Health region.
The fifth new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is under investigation.
The sixth new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region between 50-59 years of age. The case is under investigation.
There are six new recoveries, three in the Eastern Health region and three in the Central Health region and 1,240 people have recovered. There are two people in hospital due to COVID-19.
There are 90 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the 90 active cases is as follows:
• Eastern Health – 12
• Central Health – 44
• Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
• Western Health – 34
To date, 148,640 people have been tested.