Five people passed away from COVID-19 since after one week of update in NL, bringing the provinces total to 278 since the pandemic started in March 2020.
Two of those people was 80-year-olds from Eastern Health region, and three were in their 70’s from Central health region.
There are 19 people in hospital as of Wednesday afternoon’s weekly report, and six of those are in critical care.
The province also reported 158 new cases over the week, 38 on Thursday, 29 Friday, 17 on Saturday, 15 Sunday, 13 on Monday, 22 Tuesday and 24 Wednesday.
However, those numbers are not indication of the spread of COVID-19 since the province only reports tests administered by its health authority.