Today (Friday, August 6), Newfoundland and Labrador has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last public advisory. 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 over 70 years of age. The case is related to international travel.
The second new confirmed case is a female in the Eastern Health region over 70 years of age. The case is related to international travel.
There has been one new recovery in the Eastern Health region and 1,422 people have recovered. There are two people in hospital due to COVID-19. One is a crewmember from the ship that was off the coast of Bay Bulls and one is a crewmember from the ship that was anchored in Conception Bay.
There is one new presumptive positive case in the Eastern Health region. Once presumptive positive cases are confirmed positive, they are reported in public updates as new confirmed cases.
There are currently seven active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases is as follows:
• Eastern Health
o 3
o 1 related to ship previously in Bay Bulls
o 1 related to ship previously in Conception Bay
• Central Health – 1
• Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
• Western Health – 1
To date, 263,991 tests have been administered.