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Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Newfoundland and Labrador on Saturday, moving the number of cases in the province since the start of the pandemic to 301.
The province now has eight active cases, with 289 people recovering from the virus and four deaths since March.
The first new case is a woman in the eastern health region between the ages of 20 and 39, the Department of Health said in a news release. The case is linked to the trip and the woman, a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, has returned to the province from the United States.
The second new case is a woman in the western health region between 20 and 39 years old. This case is also related to the trip and the woman is a resident of the province who was returning from Ontario.
According to the press release, both people have isolated themselves from arrival and the contact tracing is complete for both cases. Close contacts were advised to quarantine.
The health department said the Western Health case is a close contact of a new case reported on Friday – a man who returned home from Ontario. The woman is a member of the same family.
On Friday, according to the department, there was also an error in reporting the new case.
“There was an accidental hint of Central Health, rather than Western Health, as the region where yesterday’s case was in the notification provided to the department by Western Health,” the statement said Saturday.
“Upon realizing the mistake, Western Health immediately notified the department.”
The public notice issued on Friday was supposed to refer to a case in Western Health, not Central Health. The Department of Health said the other details provided on the case are accurate.
“The department is reassuring the public that there have been no delays in the contact tracing process or any negative impact on the individual as a result of the error. All close contacts have been notified.”
In total, according to the press release, 56,476 people were tested in the province on Saturday afternoon. Of these, 290 people were tested in the past 24 hours.
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