Confirmed community spread of COVID-19 in Baie Verte area with 42 cases linked to outbreak
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Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting 23 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the majority of them in the Central Health region and linked to a growing outbreak in the Baie Verte area.
Dr. Rosann Seviour, acting chief medical officer of health, said 21 of the new cases are in the Central Health region. One of the new cases is a contact of a previous case, one is related to travel within Canada and the other 19 cases are under investigation.
Thirteen of the 21 new cases in the Central Health region were previously presumed positive, Seviour — filling in for Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, who is on vacation — told reporters during an unscheduled briefing Wednesday afternoon.
Seviour said 42 cases in total are now linked to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Baie Verte area.
"We can confirm that there is community spread of COVID-19 in this area," Seviour said.
"Central Health is working very hard and diligently to trace all contacts and cases. If you are in the region and just have even one symptom and that symptom is mild, please get tested."
Seviour said the outbreak is related to the coronavirus's delta variant, adding it's not a surprise as the variant is becoming the dominant strain across Canada, spreading rapidly and causing more severe illness than the original strain.
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