Today, Friday, March 4 Newfoundland and Labrador has 450 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. On Thursday, March 3, there were 497 new cases. Anyone who has tested positive must follow guidelines. Cases are advised to notify contacts as per instructions on the gov.nl.ca website.
There are 16 people in hospital because of COVID-19, 10 in non-critical care and six in critical care. There have been 295 new recoveries since yesterday – 174 in the Eastern Health region, 53 in the Central Health region, 56 in the Western Health region and 12 in the Labrador-Grenfell region, and 22,829 people have recovered.
The breakdown of the 450 cases for today are as follows:
· Eastern Health region – 272
· Central Health region – 71
· Western Health region – 93
· Labrador-Grenfell Health region – 14
There are currently 2,812 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases are as follows:
· Eastern Health – 2,097
· Central Health – 289
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 99
· Western Health – 327
A total of 2,587 tests were completed since Wednesday, and to date, 517,263 tests have been administered.