Today, Monday, November 1, Newfoundland and Labrador has two 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.
The case is a female and is a contact of a previously known case.
In the Western Health region:
· One between 50-59 years of age.
The case is a male and is related to travel within Canada.
As of Saturday, October 30, there have been 10 new recoveries, six in the Eastern Health region, two in the Central Health region and two in the Western Health region and 1,880 people have recovered. There is one person in hospital because of COVID-19.
There are currently 91 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases is as follows:
· Eastern Health – 79
· Central Health – 10
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
· Western Health – 2
The number of tests that have been administered is not available at this time.