COVID-19 Update

Yesterday, Sunday, April 26, Newfoundland and Labrador had one new confirmed case of COVID-19.

The one new confirmed case is in the Eastern Health region.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the province to 258.

The regional breakdown of the 258 cases is as follows:

• Eastern Health – 240
• Central Health – 8
• Labrador-Grenfell Health – 6
• Western Health – 4

Fifty-two per cent of cases are female and forty-eight per cent are male.

Five people are in hospital due to the virus. Of these patients, two are in intensive care.

Two hundred and nineteen people have recovered.

There have been three deaths from COVID-19.

To date, 7,477 people have been tested.