There are no new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Newfoundland and Labrador today.
There are still two active cases in the province.
To date, 28,668 people have been tested.
The weekly provincial COVID-19 update that usually takes place on Wednesday will take place on Tuesday this week. It will get underway at 2 p.m. The official swearing in of Premier-Designate Andrew Furey takes place on Wednesday.
In Canada, an average of 43,018 people were tested daily this week while 0.9 per cent of those people tested positive.
2/2 Over the past week, an average of 43,018 people have been tested for #COVID19 daily across Canada, with 0.9% of these people testing positive, as #publichealth continues to #TestandTrace. https://t.co/ZArmpJMAM3
— Canada's CPHO (@CPHO_Canada) August 17, 2020
