Yesterday, September 30th, Newfoundland and Labrador had one new confirmed case with two active cases.
The one new confirmed case is a female in the Labrador-Grenfell Health region between the age of 20 and 39 years.
The new case is travel-related. The individual travelled to the province from Saskatchewan.
The individual, who is not a resident of NL, came to the province after being granted a travel exemption as an essential health care worker in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
The Department of Health and Community Services is asking people who travelled on Air Canada Flights 7950 and 7484 departing Regina and Toronto for Deer Lake on Monday, September 21 to call 811 to arrange for COVID-19 testing.
People who stayed in the Holiday Inn Express in Deer Lake on Monday, September 21 are also asked to call 811 to arrange for COVID-19 testing.
The department is asking people who travelled on PAL Airlines Flights 901 departing Deer Lake to Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Tuesday, September 22 to call 811 to arrange for COVID-19 testing.
People are also asked to call 811 to arrange for testing if they visited:
Terrington Co-op in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Tuesday, September 22 between 4:30pm and 6:30pm.
Bargain Shop in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Wednesday, September 23 between 3:30pm and 4:00pm.
Stay tuned to today’s AtjiKangitut when we air the audio that was provided from Minister Haggie on this one new case.
OK Radio will have an interview with Minister Haggie once he is available.