N.L.: 2021 Covid Cases - B1617 variant behind COVID outbreak in central Newfoundland,

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfo...2021-1.6048627

Alert levels change through central and western Newfoundland as N.L. reports 6 new cases of COVID-19
Province reports 17 new recoveries Tuesday
CBC News · Posted: Jun 01, 2021 3:13 PM NT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Communities through central and western Newfoundland are shifting alert levels on Tuesday as the province reports six new cases of COVID-19.

According to Tuesday's update from the Department of Health, two of Tuesday's cases are in central Newfoundland, one of which is a man between 20 and 30 years old and is connected to a previous case tied to the cluster in the region. The second case in central is a man under 20 years old who is a contact of a previous case and not connected to the cluster.

Some areas of the Central Health region will move down to Alert Level 3, based on the public health investigation into the cluster to date and the epidemiology in the region. According to the Department of Health, a source has not yet been determined, but the risk to the public is deemed low...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfo...2021-1.6053480

Active cases drop to 80 as N.L. reports 2 new cases of COVID-19
Province reported 12 more recoveries
CBC News · Posted: Jun 04, 2021 2:27 PM NT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Newfoundland and Labrador on Friday, with the province seeing a drop in active cases thanks to 12 more recoveries.

Both new cases are in the Western Health region.

One is a woman in her 40s who is a contact of a previous case connected to a regional cluster which now has 25 confirmed cases. There are also two more presumptive positive cases connected to the cluster.

The other case reported on Friday is a man, also in his 40s. The case remains under investigation, according to a Department of Health and Community Services media release.

The majority of the reported recoveries are in the Central Health region with 10. The remaining two recoveries are in the Western Health region.

The recoveries mean there are 80 active cases in Newfoundland and Labrador, down from 90 a day earlier.

One person is in hospital due to the virus.

Meanwhile, the cluster in central Newfoundland remains at 69 confirmed cases. There are two probable cases associated it and one presumptive positive case.

The Department of Health said the investigation into the source of both clusters is ongoing...