Yesterday, Thursday, October 22, Newfoundland and Labrador had one new confirmed case of COVID-19.

The one new confirmed case is a male in the Central Health region between 20-39 years of age.

The new case is travel-related. The individual, a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, returned to the province from work in Alberta.

This new case is not related to a previous case in the region.

The individual has been self-isolating since arrival. Contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province to 288. The province currently has nine active cases of COVID-19.

275 people have recovered from the virus and to date, 49,846 people have been tested.

People entering Newfoundland and Labrador are reminded to adhere to the orders from the Chief Medical Officer of Health and self-isolate in accordance with the province’s Public Health requirements. Everyone has a part to play in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

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.

Labrador Coastal Service freight shipping deadline is announced for 2020.

The announcement says in order to guarantee delivery by the end of 2020 shipping season, all commercial and residential freight for Coastal Labrador must be received by 5 pm, Friday, November 13.

Labrador Marine Inc. cannot guarantee delivery of freight received after this date.

For more information or to book appointments for freight acceptance call Nunatsiavut Marine at 709-896-2284.

Or check out other inquiries about freight operations at dleyden@woodwards.nf.ca.

It was a busy afternoon for the residents in Nain on Wednesday, October 21st.

First, at 2pm, the Swearing in of Nunatsiavut Government Re-elected President Johannes Lampe took place outside of the Illusuak Cultural Centre.

Then at 5pm, a supper was held for the Residential School Survivors at the Illusuak Centre.

Rutie Lampe is the Mental and Addictions worker for DHSD.

She says herself and co-worker, Elsie Russell arranged the supper event.

Lampe said there was a good turnout of 25-30 people.

During the event, the Residential School Survivors Apology Plaque was also unveiled.

Stay tuned to AtjiKangitut today to hear Lampe give you details of what took place at the supper.

This just came in at 1:33 pm today.

The province has one new case of COVID-19 in the Central Health Region.

The case involves a man between 20-39 who had returned home from work in Alberta. The case is not related to any previous cases in the province.

The man has been isolating and contract tracing is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.

That brings the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador to 228 with nine active cases remaining.

Tomorrow, Friday, October 23rd will be Janeway’s Jamarama Day and the Nain Primary School will be participating.

Lora Dawn Angnatok is the Vice-principal for the Jens Haven Primary School.

She says children will be wearing pajamas for the day to show their support.

Students and staff are also asked to donate $2 if possible to show their support for the brave children and their families.

Help to raise money, wear your PJ’s and help the children and families.

The price of most fuels is increasing today, with the sole exception being gasoline.

Gas prices have dropped by 2.2 cents per litre.

Diesel is up by 0.1 cent, furnace and stove oils have both increased by less than a cent (0.23 and 0.07 cents respectively), and propane is up just over 1.2 cent.

The Provincial Government will extend MCP dental coverage under the Children’s Dental Health Program for those children whose benefits expired between March 13, 2020, and June 30, 2020, when dental offices were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

When a child turns 13 years old, they no longer qualify for publicly-funded dental programs, unless they are eligible for the Income Support Youth Program or the Low Income Youth Program.

It is estimated that approximately 2,000 children throughout Newfoundland and Labrador aged out of the program during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, those children who turned 13 were unable to access dental services during that period. Government is making changes to ensure these children can access dental services. They are now eligible for extended coverage until March 31, 2021.

Parents are encouraged to contact their dentist to arrange an appointment.

Yesterday, Wednesday, October 21, Newfoundland and Labrador had no new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The province has nine active cases. 274 people have recovered from the virus.

To date, 49,502 people have been tested.

People entering Newfoundland and Labrador are reminded to adhere to the orders from the Chief Medical Officer of Health and self-isolate in accordance with the province’s Public Health requirements. Everyone has a part to play in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

In Alert Level 2, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians should continue to practice good infection prevention and control practices. Daily preventative actions can help to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

People are reminded that COVID Alert is available for download free through the Apple or Google Play app stores. Public Health is encouraging people to download the app to help reduce the spread of the virus.

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

The Nunatsiavut Government held a ceremony yesterday, Wednesday, October 21, in front of the Illusuak Cultural Centre in Nain to officially swear-in Johannes Lampe as President of Nunatsiavut.

The Oath of Office was administered by Nain Elder, Joan Dicker.

The event was open to the public and OK Radio and Television was there to record.

Click here when we air the audio from yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony.

The price of gas across the province is expected to go down tomorrow albeit slightly.

George Murphy of the Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices is predicting a drop of about one cent per litre.

Diesel is expected to increase slightly by a fraction of a cent (3/10ths).

No price change is anticipated for heating and stove oils.