8th person dies of COVID-19 in N.L., as province adds 25 new cases
CBC
Newfoundland and Labrador reported a death related to COVID-19 and 25 new cases on Monday, according to a Department of Health news release.
It's the eighth death related to the virus since the pandemic began. The last COVID-related death in the province was on June 8.
The man was in his 60s, living in the Central Health region of the province.
The majority of Monday's new cases are in the Central Health region of the province, where an outbreak continues to grow, with 77 confirmed cases connected to the Baie Verte cluster and 50 cases connected to the Twillingate and New World Island cluster. The source of those clusters remain under investigation.
The region has 22 cases on Monday, nine of which are under 20 years old. All of these cases are under investigation except for one which is related to travel within Canada.
The Eastern Health region also reported three cases on Monday. One is related to international travel while two are under investigation.
There is also one new presumptive positive case in the province.
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