2 new cases of COVID-19 in N.L., with 1 unidentified source of infection

There are twonew cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador on Tuesday, including one whose transmission source isstill under investigation by public health officials.

Thecase under investigation is a womanin the Eastern Health region between 50 and 59 years old. In a media release Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Health said she is a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador andhas been self-isolating. The department saysmore information will be provided when it becomes available.

The second newcase is a male, also in the Eastern Health region, between 40 and 49 years old. The case is travel-related. The man, who is a resident of the province,returned home from work in Ontario and is self-isolating.

The Department of Health said contact tracing is underway for both new cases.Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.

The Health Department also confirmed Tuesday that a travel-related case announced Sunday is self-isolating, a detail that was not included in that day's COVID-19 update.

With three new recoveries for a total of 292 since March the province now has nineactive cases. There have beenfour deaths.

The province's total caseload is now 305, with one person in hospital due to the virus.

A total of 57,151 people have been tested for the virus across the province, including 282 inthe last 24 hours.

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