N.L. reports 24 new COVID-19 cases as Central Health case counts grow
More than 85 per cent of province's active cases in central Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting 24 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, and for the second straight day, all the new cases are in the province's Central Health region.
Thirteen of the 24 cases are people under the age of 20. Three cases are people in their 40s, seven are people in their 60s and one is a person age 70 or older.
The sources of all 24 cases are under investigation. There are also 10 new presumptive positive cases.
With six new recoveries in the past day, the province's active case count is now 134. Of those active cases, 116 are in the Central Health region. There are also 10 in the Eastern Health region, six in the Western Health region and two in Labrador-Grenfell Health.
Two people are in hospital due to the virus.
Health officials continue to investigate the source of a cluster in central Newfoundland that now includes 75 confirmed cases.
COVID-19 testing will continue Sunday at the George Hawkins Memorial Arena in Twillingate from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., as well as at Fraser Road United Church in Gander from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Appointments are not required to get tested, but residents are asked to present themselves to the clinic and remain in their vehicles until told to enter the facility.
Newfoundland and Labrador passed 300,000 COVID-19 tests completed Sunday, with 300,178 tests having now been done, up 2,273 since Saturday.
Exposure notices in Eastern, Central regions
Sunday's announcement also included several COVID-19 exposure notices in the Central and Eastern Health regions.
Anyone who visited these locations at the dates and times listed should arrange a COVID-19 test:
Central Health region
- Eclipse, Lewisporte Shopping Centre, 465 Main St., Lewisporte on Sept. 17 from 4:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
- Buck or Two Plus, 443 Main St., Lewisporte on Sept. 17 from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Eastern Health region
- Donovan's Irving Big Stop, 65 Clyde Ave., Mount Pearl on Sept. 17 from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
- Montana's BBQ & Bar, 80 Kenmount Rd., St. John's on Sept. 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Old Town Pizza, 336 Freshwater Rd., St. John's on Sept. 18 from 10:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
- Denny's, 227 Kenmount Rd., St. John's on Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.