The Premier says it’s “lucky number 13.”

There are no new cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador today, for the 13th consecutive day. The total number of cases in the province stands at 260, with four active cases. Three people remain in the hospital.

Three people are in hospital with one in ICU.

253 have recovered, leaving just four active cases in the province. Again, three of those are in hospital.@VOCMNEWS #covid19nfld

— Ben Murphy (@VOCMBen) May 20, 2020

Premier Dwight Ball says difficult decisions have been made, but they have been made with the wellbeing of this province’s residents in mind.

To date, 10,841 people have been tested for COVID-19 in this province. That number does not include re-tests.

Of those, 7,904 people have been tested in the Eastern Health region, 966 in Central, 1,467 in Western, and 504 in Labrador-Grenfell Health.

Of the province’s 260 identified cases, 242 were identified in the Eastern Health region alone.