Today, Friday, May 28, Newfoundland and Labrador has 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
The 14 new confirmed cases are as follows:
In the Central Health region:
· 1 is under 20 years of age;
· 2 are between 20-39 years of age;
· 3 are between 40-49 years of age;
· 4 are between 50-59 years of age; and,
· 1 is between 60-69 years of age.
There are 7 females and 4 males.
All but one of these cases are confirmed to be connected to the cluster in the Central Health region. The case not confirmed to be connected is under investigation.
In the Eastern Health region:
· 1 is a male between 50-59 years of age and is related to travel within Canada; and,
· 1 is a male between 60-69 years of age and is a contact of a previous known case and is connected to the cluster in the Central Health region.
In the Western Health region:
· 1 is a male between 40-49 years of age and is related to travel within Canada.
There are seven new recoveries, three in the Eastern Health region, two in the Central Health region and two in the Western Health region and 1,187 people have recovered.
There are five people in hospital due to COVID-19. Of these patients, four are in intensive care.
There are 96 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
The regional breakdown of the 96 active cases is as follows:
· Eastern Health – 15
· Central Health – 67
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
· Western Health – 14
To date, 145,054 people have been tested.