There are fifteen new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province today, all but two are related to travel within Canada.
Six are in the Eastern Health region, four are in Central health and five are in the Western Health area.
There are five new recoveries, leaving 77 active cases in the province. One person remains in hospital due to the virus. There are no presumptive positive cases.
There are a number of travel advisories as a result of recent travel-related cases. Passengers on board the affected flights are asked to make arrangements for COVID testing.
- Air Canada Flight 678 that departed Montreal and arrived in St. John’s on Friday, May 7;
- WestJet Flight 3422 that departed Halifax and arrived in St. John’s on Friday, May 7;
- Air Canada Flight 7542 that departed Toronto on Friday, May 7 and arrived in Deer Lake on Saturday, May 8;
- Air Canada Flight 678 that departed Montreal and arrived in St. John’s on Saturday, May 8;
- Air Canada Flight 7542 that departed Toronto on Saturday, May 8 and arrived in Deer Lake on Sunday, May 9;
- Air Canada Flight 8016 that departed Montreal and arrived in St. John’s on Sunday, May 9; and
- Air Canada Flight 7542 that departed Toronto on Sunday, May 9 and arrived in Deer Lake on Monday, May 10.
Meanwhile, just over 40 per cent of the eligible population of this province have received their first dose of vaccine.
According to the latest update, 196,226 people have been vaccinated with at least one dose.
There are roughly 483,400 residents aged 12 and up who have been deemed eligible for the inoculation.
