879 new COVID-19 cases reported over the weekend

Today there are 19 people in hospital because of COVID-19, 13 in non-critical care and six in critical care. There have been 219 new recoveries since yesterday. There are currently 2,235 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.

There are 327 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today. On Sunday, February 27, there were 256 new cases and, on Saturday, February 26, there were 296 new cases.

The breakdown of the 327 cases for today is as follows:

• Eastern Health 257

• Central Health 17

• Western Health 25

• Labrador-Grenfell Health 28

Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting two more deaths from COVID-19. One individual is a female over the age of 80 in the Eastern Health region, and the second is a male between 60-69 years of age in the Central Health region.