There are 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador today.
Ten of the cases are in the Eastern Health region, while one is in the Western Health region. Officials say that single case is related to “domestic” travel but not linked to the recent outbreak.
Five of the new cases are female and six are male. They include three under the age of 20, three between 20 and 39 years of age, two in their 40s, and three in their 50s.
Contact tracing is underway and anyone considered a close contact will be advised to quarantine.
Officials also say there is still no one in hospital with the virus and no new recoveries since Saturday.
As for the regional breakdown, there are 287 cases in Eastern Health, five in Western Health, four in Central Health and none reported in Labrador-Grenfell Health.
Meanwhile, officials are advising rotational workers about an outbreak at the Brucejack gold mine in British Columbia. The department was notified about the outbreak by federal officials because there are residents from this province working at the mine.
Rotational workers from that mine who have returned to Newfoundland and Labrador in the last 14 days must self-isolate and physically distance themselves from household members, and complete the online self-assessment and referral tool or call 811 to arrange testing. The workers are reminded that they must now complete the full 14-day self-isolation period, regardless of their test result.
While the caseload today continues a positive, downward trend from a record high of 100 cases on Thursday, officials have cautioned against reading too much into the numbers this early in the most recent outbreak.
