Today, Monday, October 4, Newfoundland and Labrador has 15 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:
· One between 50-59 years of age.
The case is a male and is under investigation.
In the Central Health region:
· One under 20 years of age;
· Two between 20-39 years of age;
· Three between 40-49 years of age;
· Four between 50-59 years of age; and
· Three 70 years of age and older.
There are four females and nine males. One case is related to travel within Canada and the others are under investigation.
In the Western Health region:
· One between 20-39 years of age.
The case is a male and is under investigation.
There have been four new recoveries in the Central Health region and 1,642 people have recovered. There are 14 people in hospital because of COVID-19, seven in non-critical care and seven in critical care.
There is one new presumptive positive case in the province. Once presumptive positive cases are confirmed positive, they are reported in public updates as new confirmed cases.
There are currently 160 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
The regional breakdown of the active cases is as follows:
· Eastern Health – 16
· Central Health – 140
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
· Western Health – 4
To date, 310,959 tests have been administered.