Today, Wednesday, December 8, Newfoundland and Labrador has five 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 under 20 years of age; and
-Three between 60-69 years of age.
All cases are males. Two cases are contacts of previously known cases and two are related to international travel.
In the Western Health region:
One between 60-69 years of age;
The case is a female and is under investigation.
There has been one new recovery in the Western Health region and 2,034 people have recovered. There is no one in hospital because of COVID-19.
There are currently 17 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases is as follows:
Eastern Health – 6
Central Health – 0
Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
Western Health – 11
The number of tests that have been administered is not available at this time due to the ongoing IT outage.