Over 70 per cent of eligible Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

The major milestone was announced yesterday afternoon as part of the Department of Health’s regular vaccine updates.

That stat is roughly in line with the country’s vaccine rollout, as just over 70 per cent of Canadians 12 and older had received their first dose. About eight per cent of Canadians—over 3-million of the total population—are considered fully vaccinated.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, over 337,000 people have rolled up their sleeves as the province continues its immunization rollout.

Appointments can be booked through the online utility, or by contacting your regional health authority.

Three New Cases on Friday

There were three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the province yesterday.

One was in the Central region and a contact of a previous case while the other two cases are in the Western Health region, one is connected to the outbreak there, while the other is not.

There are three presumptive positive cases now tied to the Western Newfoundland outbreak and three linked to the one in Central. No new recoveries today, leaving 54 active cases in the province.

The total number of cases linked to the Central cluster is 69, while there are 36 confirmed cases linked to the Western outbreak.