Yesterday, Wednesday, December 9, Newfoundland and Labrador had one new confirmed case of COVID-19.
The one new confirmed case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 20-39 years of age.
The case is travel-related. The individual, who is not a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, came to the province from Asia.
The individual is self-isolating and contact tracing by Public Health officials is complete.
The investigation by Public Health into the source of the infection for the case announced Saturday, December 5 is ongoing.
Newfoundland and Labrador has 20 active cases of COVID-19.
There have been nine new recoveries in the Eastern Health region. This means:
329 people have recovered from the virus.
No one is in hospital due to the virus and to date, 65,333 people have been tested.
In Alert Level 2, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians should continue to practice good infection prevention and control practices.
Also, effective 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, December 10, informal gatherings with family and friends are reduced to a maximum of 20 people from 50.