Today, Monday, May 10, Newfoundland and Labrador has three new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The first new confirmed case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 50-59 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The second new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 50-59 years of age. The case is related to travel within Canada.
The third new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is a close contact of a previous case.
There is one new presumptive positive case. Presumptive positive cases are treated the same way as confirmed positive cases and once presumptive positive cases are confirmed positive, they are reported in public updates as new confirmed cases.
The presumptive positive case is linked to Belanger Memorial School in Doyles in the Codroy Valley.
Contact tracing by Public Health is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
There is no evidence of wide-spread community transmission in the area at this time.
There are three new recoveries, two in the Labrador-Grenfell Health region and one in the Central Health region and 1,064 people have recovered. One person is in hospital due to COVID-19.
There are 67 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the 67 active cases is as follows:
· Eastern Health – 41
· Central Health – 11
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 1
· Western Health – 14
To date, 136,298 people have been tested.