There has been a significant uptake on testing at COVID clinics on the west coast amid a cluster in the Deer Lake area.
Elwood Elementary, which has been closed for the past two days for testing, is the hardest hit of the four schools in the region
Dr. Monica Dutt, chief medical officer of health for western and central Newfoundland, asks people who wish to be tested to be patient.
They are opening additional testing sites to accommodate demand.
