Yesterday, Tuesday, December 1, Newfoundland and Labrador had one new confirmed case of COVID-19.
The one new confirmed case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 50-59 years of age.
The case is travel-related. The individual, a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, returned to the province from work in British Columbia.
The individual is self-isolating and contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s travel ban remains in effect. The province will not open up to non-essential travel right now, especially as other jurisdictions tighten their restrictions to control the spread of the virus.
Starting today, all essential travel to Newfoundland and Labrador requires the completion of a travel form that can be submitted online up to 30 days prior to travel. All travellers need to complete this form. This includes Newfoundland and Labrador residents returning to the province, rotational workers and essential workers.
If you have already received a travel exemption for your upcoming travel, the exemption remains valid, but you still need to complete the travel form to ensure smooth entry into the province.
Once the travel form is completed, travellers will receive an email with a reference number that they will be required to present to border officials upon arrival in the province.
Newfoundland and Labrador has 33 active cases of COVID-19.
There have been four recoveries. Three people have recovered from the virus in the Eastern Health region and one person has recovered in the Western Health region. This means 302 people have recovered. No one is in hospital due to the virus.
To date, 62,841 people have been tested.