Today (Tuesday, June 22), Newfoundland and Labrador has one new confirmed case of COVID-19. Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
The one new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region between 60-69 years of age. The case is a contact of a previous case. The case is not connected to the cluster in the Western Health region.
There were no new confirmed cases throughout the weekend.
There have been ten new recoveries in the province since the last public advisory. On Saturday, June 19, there were seven recoveries, one in the Eastern Health region and six in the Western Health region. On Sunday, June 20, there were three new recoveries, two in the Central Health region and one in the Western Health region. 1,360 people have recovered. There is no one in hospital due to COVID-19.
There are 13 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the 13 active cases is as follows:
· Eastern Health – 3
· Central Health – 1
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 1
· Western Health – 8
To date, 157,609 people have been tested.