COVID-19 Update

Today, (Friday, February 5) Newfoundland and Labrador has one new confirmed case of COVID-19.

The one new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region between 50-59 years of age.

The individual is a close contact of a previous known case. The individual is a member of the same household.

The individual is self-isolating. Contact tracing is complete.

The investigation into the source of the infection for the cluster in the Eastern Health region ongoing. There are six confirmed cases associated with the cluster.

The Department of Health and Community Services is also advising the public that testing by the Public Health and Microbiology Laboratory is ongoing for the presumptive positive case of COVID-19 reported yesterday.

There are 14 active cases.

There has been one new recovery in the Central Health region since yesterday, meaning 391 people have recovered from the virus.

There is no one in the hospital.

To date, 81,594 people have been tested.

In Alert Level 2, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians should continue to practice good infection prevention and control practices.

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