Today, Thursday, April 15, Newfoundland and Labrador has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The first new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The second new confirmed case is a male in the Eastern Health between 60-69 years of age. The case is related to international travel.
Contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
There is one new recovery in the Western Health region and 1,011 people have recovered. There is one person in hospital due to COVID-19.
There are 15 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
The regional breakdown of the 15 active cases is as follows:
· Eastern Health – 6
· Central Health – 0
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
· Western Health – 9
To date, 128,432 people have been tested.