Today, Wednesday, August 25, 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 40-49 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The second new confirmed case is a male in the Eastern Health region under 20 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 regarding quarantine according to current guidelines.
There are four new recoveries, three in the Eastern Health region and one in the Labrador-Grenfell region, 1,435 people have recovered, and there is no one in hospital due to COVID-19.
There is one new presumptive positive case in the Labrador-Grenfell Health region. Once presumptive positive cases are confirmed positive, they are reported in public updates as new confirmed cases.
There are currently 13 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases are as follows:
· Eastern Health – 12
· Central Health – 0
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 1
· Western Health – 0
To date, 268,449 tests have been administered.