ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province over the weekend bumped the number of active cases in Newfoundland and Labrador up to 36.
Health and Community Services reported four new cases on Sunday, and two new cases on Saturday.
One of the Sunday cases is a male in the Eastern Health region between 20-39 years of age, and is travel-related. The individual, who is not a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, came to the province from England after being granted a travel exemption.
He is self-isolating and contact tracing by Public Health officials is complete. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
Sunday’s second case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 50-59 years of age. He is a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador and is a close contact of a previous known travel case. The individual is self-isolating and contact tracing is underway.
The third new confirmed case Sunday is a female in the Eastern Health region between 40-49 years of age, who is a resident of the province.
The source of the infection for this case is under investigation by Public Health and an update will be provided as more information becomes available. The individual is self-isolating and contact tracing is underway.
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Sunday’s fourth case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 20-39 years of age, who is a resident of the province, and who had returned to the province from work in the United States.
The individual is self-isolating and contact tracing is underway.
A news release Sunday noted the four cases — while all in the Eastern Health region — are not connected to each other and not connected to the cluster in Grand Bank.
Saturday’s two cases include a female in the Eastern Health region between 60-69 years of age.
The woman is a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador and is a close contact of a previous known case. The individual is a member of the same household, and is connected to the recent cluster in Grand Bank. The individual is not a tenant of Blue Crest Cottages in Grand Bank.
The individual is self-isolating and contact tracing is underway.
The second Saturday case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 50-59 years of age, who is a resident of the province, but had returned to the province from the United States.
A news release Saturday stated that “because of this case and out of an abundance of caution, the Department of Health and Community Services is asking passengers who travelled on Air Canada Flight 7480 from Montreal to St. John’s arriving on Wednesday, Nov. 25 to call 811 to arrange COVID-19 testing.”
Even if someone receives a negative test result, Public Health is encouraging all passengers to continue monitoring themselves for symptoms for a full 14 days from the time of their arrival in the province.
There is no one in hospital in the province due to the virus, and 297 people have recovered from the virus.
To date, 62,162 people in Newfoundland and Labrador have been tested.
