Today (Friday, April 16), Newfoundland and Labrador has three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Eastern Health region.
The first new confirmed case is a male Between 40-49 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The second new confirmed case is a male between 40-49 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The third new confirmed case is a female between 20-39 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
Contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
There are no new recoveries and 1, 011 people have recovered. There is one person in hospital due to COVID-19.
There are 18 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
The regional breakdown of the 18 active cases is as follows:
• Eastern Health – 9
• Central Health – 0
• Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
• Western Health – 9
To date, 128,895 people have been tested.
There are no new presumptive positive cases.