Today, Monday, May 31, Newfoundland and Labrador has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The first new confirmed case is a female in the Central Health region between 50-59 years of age. The case is a contact of a previous case. This case is not related to the cluster in the Central Health region.
The second new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region between 50-59 years of age. The case is related to international travel.
There are five new recoveries in the Central Health region and 1,200 people have recovered. There are two people in hospital due to COVID-19.
There are 101 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
The regional breakdown of the 101 active cases is as follows:
· Eastern Health – 19
· Central Health – 60
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
· Western Health – 22
To date, 146,538 people have been tested.