Posted: Jun 09, 2021 11:35 AM NT | Last Updated: June 9 comments
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says social gatherings contributed to the spread of coronavirus variants in western Newfoundland. (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 and 12 new recoveries Wednesday, leaving the province with 53 active cases.
One person is hospital due to the virus and 151,796 people have been tested to date, including 415 since Tuesday s update.
One of Wednesday s cases is in the Central Health region, a person under 20 years old, and is under investigation, according to Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald.
Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Newfoundland and Labrador on Friday, with the province seeing a drop in active cases thanks to 12 more recoveries.
6 more cases of COVID-19 in N.L., as St. George s-area residents urged to get tested
Western Health is trying to get to the bottom of new COVID-19 cases in the St. George s-area that are unrelated to the Stephenville cluster. People age 12 to 40 in several nearby communities are urged to get tested, even if they have no symptoms.
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Posted: Jun 03, 2021 2:51 PM NT | Last Updated: June 3
All residents of St. George’s, Barachois Brook, Shallop Cove, Flat Bay, St. Theresa’s and Journois should get tested for COVID-19, even if they don t have symptoms, says Western Health.(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)