Detection of COVID-19 in Deer Lake Through Wastewater Testing

Public Health has advised that there has been a detection of the virus that causes COVID-19 through wastewater testing in Deer Lake.

While this result is not a cause for alarm, it does indicate that the COVID-19 virus is in the area.

Local residents in the area should get tested if they have even one of the symptoms of COVID-19.

Additionally, air travellers who came through Deer Lake airport between Friday, November 19, 2021, and Monday, November 22, 2021, should arrange for testing, if they are symptomatic.