Today, Wednesday, September 22, Newfoundland and Labrador has 23 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last public advisory.
In the Central Health region:
· Two under 20 years of age;
· Five between 20-39 years of age;
· Four between 40-49 years of age;
· Five between 50-59 years of age;
· Four between 60-69 years of age; and
· One 70 years of age and older.
There are 12 females and nine males. There is one case related to travel within Canada, one case is a contact of a previous known case and 19 cases are under investigation.
In the Western Health region:
· One between 50-59 years of age; and
· One 70 years of age and older.
There is one female and one male. One case is related to travel within Canada and one is under investigation.
Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised regarding quarantine according to current guidelines.
There have been three new recoveries in the Eastern Health region, 1,518 people have recovered, and one person in hospital because of COVID-19.
There are 15 new presumptive positive cases in the province. Once presumptive positive cases are confirmed positive, they are reported in public updates as new confirmed cases.
There are currently 77 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases is as follows:
· Eastern Health – 16
· Central Health – 49
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 9
· Western Health – 3
To date, 292,481 tests have been administered