There are 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday, with the majority related to travel and the remainder close contacts of previously known cases, according to the province’s top doctor.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald also reported six more recoveries, meaning the province has 81 active cases as of Wednesday’s pandemic update.
One person is in hospital due to the virus, with 137,037 people having been tested to date.
There were 15 new cases of the virus Tuesday, including one confirmed case at Belanger Memorial School in the Codroy Valley on Newfoundland’s west coast.
As of Tuesday’s update, there are 77 active cases in Newfoundland and Labrador.
By Monday, the province also passed a milestone of 200,000 people who have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.