Today, Tuesday, February 15, 2022, there are 14 people in hospital because of COVID-19, eight in non-critical care and six in critical care. There have been 225 new recoveries – 102 in the Eastern Health region, 71 in the Central Health region, 21 in the Western Health region and 31 in the Labrador-Grenfell region, and 18,809 people have recovered.
Newfoundland and Labrador has 213 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last update on February 14. Anyone who has tested positive must follow guidelines. Cases are advised to notify contacts as per instructions on the website.
The breakdown of the 213 cases are as follows:
· Eastern Health region – 162
· Central Health region – 17
· Western Health region – 18
· Labrador-Grenfell Health region – 16
There are currently 1,698 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases are as follows:
· Eastern Health – 1,234
· Central Health – 156
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 110
· Western Health – 198
A total of 762 tests were completed since yesterday. To date, 497,384 tests have been administered.
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its fifty-seventh death from COVID-19. The individual is a female between 70-79 years of age in the Eastern Health region. The department is sending its condolences to the family of this individual and asks everyone to respect the family’s privacy at this time.