N.L. reports 2 new deaths and 41 new cases of COVID-19
CBC
Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID-19 death toll is now in double digits.
The provincial Department of Health announced two new deaths on Friday: a man in the Central Health region and a woman in the Eastern Health region. Both people were age 70 or older.
The province also reported 41 new cases since its last update, on Wednesday. Ten of the cases are in the Eastern Health region. Six cases are contacts of a previously known case, two are related to travel within Canada, one is related to international travel and one is under investigation.
Three of the cases are people under 20, two are between 20 and 39, one is in their 40s, three are in their 50s and one is in their 60s. There are six females and four males.
There are 31 new cases in the Central Health region. One case is related to travel and the rest are under investigation.
Five of the cases are people under 20, four are between 20 and 39, two are in their 40s, five are in their 50s, four are in their 60s and 11 are age 70 and older. There are 18 females and 13 males.
The province is also reporting two presumptive positive cases.
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