Today, Tuesday, October 5, Newfoundland and Labrador has five 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 regarding quarantine according to current guidelines.
In the Eastern Health region:
· One under 20 years of age
· One between 20-39 years of age; and
· One between 40-49 years of age.
There are two females and one male and all cases are under investigation.
In the Central Health region:
· One between 50-59 years of age; and
· One between 60-69 years of age.
Both cases are female and under investigation.
There have been 12 new recoveries, three in the Eastern Health region, seven in the Central Health region and two in the Western Health region and 1,654 people have recovered. There are 13 people in hospital because of COVID-19, eight in non-critical care and five in critical care.
To date, 312,079 tests have been administered.
For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.