Today (Wednesday, November 10), Newfoundland and Labrador has seven 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 between 50-59 years of age;
• One between 60-69 years of age; and
• One 70 years of age and older
There is one female and two males. One is a contact of a previously known case, one case is related to international travel and one is under investigation.
In the Central Health region:
• Two under 20 years of age;
• One between 50-59 years of age; and
• One 70 years of age and older
There are two females and two males and all are contacts of previously known cases.
There have been two new recoveries in the Eastern Health region and 1,955 people have recovered. There are two people in hospital because of COVID-19.
There are currently 41 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases are as follows:
• Eastern Health-24
• Central Health-15
• Labrador-Grenfell Health-0
• Western Health-2
The number of tests that have been administered is not available at this time due to the ongoing IT outage.