Today (Monday, June 28), Newfoundland and Labrador has one new confirmed case of COVID-19. Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
The one new confirmed case is a female in the Eastern Health region under 20 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
There were no new confirmed cases throughout the weekend.
There have been two new recoveries in the province since the last public advisory. On Saturday, June 26, there was one recovery in the Eastern Health region and one in the Western Health region. 1,368 people have recovered. There is one person in hospital due to COVID-19.
There are six active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the six active cases is as follows:
• Eastern Health – 3
• Central Health – 1
• Labrador-Grenfell Health – 1
• Western Health – 1
To date, 159,368 people have been tested.