Today, Friday, August 20, Newfoundland and Labrador has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last public advisory.
The first new confirmed case is a female in the Eastern Health region between 50-59 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The second new confirmed case is a female in the Eastern Health region between 50-59 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
There are no new recoveries in the province, 1,430 people have recovered, and there is no one in hospital due to COVID-19.
There are currently 14 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
The regional breakdown of the active cases are as follows:
· Eastern Health – 13
· Central Health – 0
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 1
· Western Health – 0
To date, 267,158 tests have been administered.