Today, Thursday, February 25, Newfoundland and Labrador has 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The 10 new confirmed cases are as follows:
In the Eastern Health region:
· Two under 20 years of age;
· Two between 20-39 years of age;
· Four between 40-49 years of age;
· One between 50-59 years of age; and,
· One between 60-69 years of age.
There are three females and seven males.
Contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
There are no new or outstanding presumptive positive cases.
There are 335 active cases of COVID-19.
There have been 19 new recoveries in the Eastern Health region and one new recovery in the Western Health region. This means 630 people have recovered from the virus.
There are 10 people in hospital. Of these patients, five are in intensive care and to date, 110,665 people have been tested.
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians should continue to practice good infection prevention and control practices.
For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.