Today (October 1, 2021), Newfoundland and Labrador has 41 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last public advisory. Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised regarding quarantine according to current guidelines.
In the Eastern Health region:
• Three under 20 years of age;
• Two between 20-39 years of age;
• One between 40-49 years of age;
• Three between 50-59 years of age; and
• One between 60-69 years of age.
There are six females and four males. There are six cases that are contacts of previous known cases, two cases are related to travel in Canada, one case is related to international travel and one is under investigation.
In the Central Health region:
• Five under 20 years of age;
• Four between 20-39 years of age;
• Two between 40-49 years of age;
• Five between 50-59 years of age;
• Four between 60-69 years of age; and;
• Eleven 70 years of age and older.
There are 18 females and 13 males. There is one case related to travel in Canada and the others are under investigation.
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its ninth and tenth deaths from COVID-19. There is one male from the Central Health region 70 years of age and older and one female in the Eastern Health region 70 years of age and older. The department is sending its condolences to the families of these individuals and asks everyone to respect these family’s privacy at this time.
There have been 23 new recoveries, four in the Eastern Health region, 18 in the Central Health region and one in the Western Health region and 1,591 people have recovered. There are seven people in hospital because of COVID-19, three in non-critical care and four in critical care.
There are two new presumptive positive cases in the province. Once presumptive positive cases are confirmed positive, they are reported in public updates as new confirmed cases.
There are currently 180 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases are as follows:
• Eastern Health-16
• Central Health-160
• Labrador-Grenfell Health-0
• Western Health-4
To date, 308,013 tests have been administered.