The provincial government is offering assurances that contact tracing is is well underway in relation to all new cases of COVID-19 announced yesterday.

Two of the cases were related to travel, however the origin of the third case is unknown.

Yesterday, Caul’s Funeral Home posted an advisory to its website indicating that someone who tested positive for COVID-19 attended the funeral home during two wakes.

The Department of Health says the illness is primarily transmitted by people who are experiencing symptoms like fever, cough, aches and pains and difficulty breathing.

For further information regarding COVID-19, visit 811 HealthLine or the Government of NL’s COVID-19 information page.