The Department of Health says there’s no truth to recent rumours that a child in this province tested positive for COVID-19.

The department was made aware of rumours circulating on Friday that a case was identified but not reported. It asserted that was not the case, and encouraged residents to rely only on trusted sources of information.

The department no longer issues day-to-day updates via news release unless there is a new case to report. However, the latest information is updated daily via the provincial government’s COVID-19 website.

To date, there have been 272 cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador. Over 40,000 people have been tested for the virus.