9 new COVID-19 cases, cluster identified

Since the last public advisory, there are nine new cases of COVID-19.

Most of the new cases are contacts of a previously known case. Two are related to travel within Canada.

Of the new cases, One is located in the Eastern Health Region, one is located in the Central Health Region, and the remaining cases are located in the Western Health Region.

There is a small cluster in the Western Health region. To date, there have been seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 connected to the cluster.

There is no one in hospital due to COVID-19.

There are currently 21 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. So far, 270,648 tests have been administered.

Public Health is asking anyone who visited the locations on the date and time listed below to arrange testing.

• Mary Brown’s, 110 Trans-Canada Highway, Gander on August 24 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Valley Restaurant, 19 Cromer Ave, Grand Falls-Windsor on August 26 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• Reitmans, 19 Cromer Ave, Grand Falls-Windsor on August 26 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• SportChek, 19 Cromer Ave, Grand Falls-Windsor on August 26 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• Samuel & Co., 19 Cromer Ave, Grand Falls-Windsor on August 26 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• Sobeys, 21 Cromer Ave, Grand Falls-Windsor on:

• August 24 from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

• August 25 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• August 28 from 2:40 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

• Dominion, 17 Cromer Ave, Grand Falls-Windsor on August 28 from 2:40 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

• Canadian Tire, 1 Cohen Place, Grand Falls-Windsor on August 28 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.