One New Confirmed Case of COVID-19

Yesterday, Sunday, September 27, 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 20-39 years of age.

The new case is travel-related. The individual, a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, was returning to the province from Manitoba.

He has been self-isolating since arrival and following Public Health guidelines.

Contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.

268 people have recovered from the virus.

The province has two active cases of COVID-19 and to date, 40,910 people have been tested.

In Alert Level 2, individuals should continue to practice good infection prevention and control practices.

Daily preventative actions can help to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.