Today (Monday, August 30), Newfoundland and Labrador has nine 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.
The first new case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 60-69 years of age and is a contact of a previous known case.
The second new confirmed case is a female in the Central Health region between 50-59 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The third new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The fourth new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is a contact of a previous known case.
The fifth new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is a contact of a previous known case.
The sixth new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is a contact of a previous known case.
The seventh new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 60-69 years of age. The case is a contact of a previous known case.
The eighth new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 40-49 years of age. The case is a contact of a previous known case.
The ninth new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region under 20 years of age. The case is a contact of a previous known case.
There is a small cluster in the Western Health region. To date, there have been seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 connected to the cluster. The identified cases are isolating and Western Health is conducting contract tracing. The source of the cluster is under investigation. Unlike our outbreak in February, we now have a good proportion of our population vaccinated. This changes how we manage contacts of cases. Testing and isolation now takes the vaccination status of the contact into consideration. Anyone who is identified as a close contact of a case will be contacted by public health and given instructions specific to their vaccination status.
There are two new recoveries in the Eastern Health region and 1,443 people have recovered. There is no one in hospital due to COVID-19.
There are currently 21 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases is as follows:
· Eastern Health – 7
· Central Health – 2
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 4
· Western Health – 8
To date, 270,648 tests have been administered.