N.L. reports 2 new cases of COVID-19, moving total cases over 300

There are twonew cases of COVID-19 being reported in Newfoundland and Labrador on Saturday, moving the province's cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 301.

The province now haseightactive cases, with four deaths289 people having recovered since March.

The first newcase is a womanin the Eastern Health region between 20 and 39 years old, the Department of Health said in a media release.The case is travel-related, and the woman, a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, returned to the province from the United States.

The second newcase is a womanin the Western Health region between 20 and 39 years old. Thiscase is also travel-related, and the woman is a resident of the province whowas returningfrom Ontario.

According to the media release both people have been self-isolating since arrival and contact tracing is complete for both cases. Close contacts have been advised to quarantine.

The Health Department said the Western Health case is a closecontact of a new case reported Friday,a man who also returned home from Ontario. The womanis a member of the same household.

There was also an error in the reporting of the new case on Friday, according to the department.

"There was an inadvertent reference to Central Health, instead of Western Health, as the region where yesterday's case was located in the notification provided to the department by Western Health," reads Saturday's media release.

"Upon realizing the error, Western Health immediately notified the department."

The public advisory issued Fridayshould have referenced a case in Western Health, not Central Health. The Department of Health said the other details provided on the case are accurate.

"The department is reassuring the public that there was no delay in the contact tracing process or any negative impact on the individual as a result of the error. All close contacts have been notified."

In total, 56,476people have been tested in the province as of Saturday afternoon, according to the media release. Of those, 290 people have been tested in the last24 hours.

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