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COVID-19 count soars to 30 in N.L., as Fitzgerald orders 'circuit breaker' for St. John's region
2nd-highest single-day count of new cases in the province since the start of the pandemic
Malone Mullin ? CBC News ? Posted: Feb 09, 2021 11:42 AM NT | Last Updated: 43 minutes ago
Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer is implementing new restrictions for the St. John's area, after the province announced 30 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
That marked a significant jump from the 11 cases announced Monday, with Dr. Janice Fitzgerald acknowledging that a cluster akin to one seen last March is "the likely scenario" now playing out in metro St. John's.
All of Tuesday's cases are in the Eastern Health region. It's the second-highest single-day total since the start of the pandemic, just under the 32 cases announced March 25 during the province's first wave.
"We can now say with certainty that we have community transmission in the metro region, and we will inevitably see more cases in the coming days," Fitzgerald said at a media briefing Tuesday afternoon.
There are 57 active cases in the province, the highest total since April.
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Effective midnight, the St. John's metro area will be under special health measures for the next two weeks, a so-called "circuit breaker" to try to prevent the virus's spread...
COVID-19 count soars to 30 in N.L., as Fitzgerald orders 'circuit breaker' for St. John's region
2nd-highest single-day count of new cases in the province since the start of the pandemic
Malone Mullin ? CBC News ? Posted: Feb 09, 2021 11:42 AM NT | Last Updated: 43 minutes ago
Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer is implementing new restrictions for the St. John's area, after the province announced 30 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
That marked a significant jump from the 11 cases announced Monday, with Dr. Janice Fitzgerald acknowledging that a cluster akin to one seen last March is "the likely scenario" now playing out in metro St. John's.
All of Tuesday's cases are in the Eastern Health region. It's the second-highest single-day total since the start of the pandemic, just under the 32 cases announced March 25 during the province's first wave.
"We can now say with certainty that we have community transmission in the metro region, and we will inevitably see more cases in the coming days," Fitzgerald said at a media briefing Tuesday afternoon.
There are 57 active cases in the province, the highest total since April.
Back to bubbles
Effective midnight, the St. John's metro area will be under special health measures for the next two weeks, a so-called "circuit breaker" to try to prevent the virus's spread...
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