Scott Reid, St. Georges

Weekend COVID 19 UPDATES Sunday Dec 13 Update Today (Sunday, December 13), Newfoundland and Labrador has no new confirmed cases of COVID-19. The investigation by Public Health into the source of the infection for the case announced yesterday Saturday, December 12 in the Western Health region is ongoing. The investigation by Public Health into the source of the infection for the case announced Friday, December 11 in the Western Health region is also ongoing.... Saturday Dec. 12 Update Saturday, December 12, Newfoundland and Labrador had three new confirmed cases of COVID-19. The first new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 40-49 years of age. The case is travel-related. The individual, a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, returned to the province from work in British Columbia. This case is not connected to any other recent cases in the Western Health region. The individual is self-isolating and contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. The second new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 40-49 years of age. The case is travel-related. The individual, a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, returned to the province from work in Alberta. The individual is a close contact of a previous known case. They are members of the same household. The individual is self-isolating and contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. The third new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region between 70-79 years of age. The individual is a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador. The source of the infection for this case is under investigation by Public Health. An update will be provided as more information becomes available. The individual is self-isolating and contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. The investigation by Public Health into the source of the infection for the case announced yesterday Friday, December 11 in the Western Health region is continuing. The investigation by Public Health is also continuing in Harbour Breton. Friday Dec. 11 Update Today (Friday, December 11), Newfoundland and Labrador had one new confirmed case of COVID-19. The one new confirmed case is a female in the Western Health region between 20-39 years of age. The individual is a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador. The source of the infection is under investigation by Public Health. An update will be provided as more information becomes available. As part of the investigation, Public Health advises that some school-age children will be tested and parents are in the process of being notified. As the potential exposure was more than 14 days ago, parents are advised that their children do not have to quarantine for the full 14 days. They will be required to self-isolate until the test results are back. The individual is self-isolating and contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway.

N.L. COVID-19 update for Thursday, December 10th, 2020 The 1 new case confirmed today is a male in the Central Health region between 60-69 years of age, and is connected to the ongoing investigation in Harbour Breton. Enhanced precautions continue to be in place in Harbour Breton and surrounding areas, and all residents are asked to call 811 to set up COVID testing.

One New Case of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador Today (Wednesday, December 9), Newfoundland and Labrador has one new confirmed case of COVID-19. The one new confirmed case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is travel-related. The individual, who is not a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, came to the province from Asia. The individual is self-isolating and contact tracing by Public Health officials is complete.... The investigation by Public Health into the source of the infection for the case announced Saturday, December 5 is ongoing. Public Health is unable to identify a source of transmission to date. This is called a non-epidemiologically linked case and indicates that there is, or was, an unknown case of COVID-19. This could happen for any number of reasons including the individual may have been asymptomatic and recovered; the individual may have left the province; or, the individual may have assumed it was a cold and did not seek testing. Enhanced precautions continue to be in place in Harbour Breton and the surrounding areas until Public Health is confident that there is no further risk of transmission. People should stay home as much as possible and avoid holding or attending social gatherings. Starting today, Central Health is advising people in Harbour Breton who have travelled outside of Newfoundland and Labrador since Monday, November 9 or who have symptoms, even mild symptoms, of COVID-19 to book an appointment for testing through 811. See more