N.L. reports 5 more deaths due to COVID-19, hospitalizations rise to 34

Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting five more deaths due toCOVID-19 on Monday, raising the total to 142 since the beginning of the pandemic, with 32 so far in April.

Four of the deaths were in the Eastern Health region while one was in Western Health.

Two of the deathswere people80 years old or older,one was a person in their 70s, one was a person in their 60s and the remaining death was person was in their 50s.

Hospitalizations have risen by two since the last update, on Wednesday, to 34, six of them in critical care.

The province is reporting 723 new cases since Wednesday's update;however the number isn't necessarily reflective of the true spread of COVID-19, since the Health Department hasrestricted testing and is no longer publishing the data for tests completed.

The daily breakdown is225 cases on Thursday, 176 on Friday, 137 on Saturday, 109 on Sunday and 76 on Monday.

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