COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to 21 as N.L. prepares to move to Alert Level 3
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As Newfoundland and Labrador prepares to move into a modified Alert Level 3 on Monday, one more person is in hospital because of COVID-19, raising the province's total hospitalizations to 21.
The Department of Health and Community Services noted that Sunday's numbers were affected by the inclement weather across the province on Saturday and Sunday. As a result, access to testing sites and the delivery of results and was limited in some areas.
The 579 tests performed since Saturday produced a total of 110 positive results — 88 of which are in the Eastern Health region, five in Central Health, 14 in Western Health and three in Labrador-Grenfell Health.
That's a positivity rate of 19 per cent, with the total known active cases in the province dipping to 1,557.
Sunday's update comes as the province prepares for a move into a modified Alert Level 3.
As of midnight on Monday, gyms, fitness facilities, restaurants and bars can operate at 50 per cent capacity, while cinemas, performance spaces and bingo halls can operate at 25 per cent capacity, but no food or drink can be served.
Under Alert Level 3, households are limited to the 'Steady 20' bubble, funerals, burials, weddings and religious and cultural ceremonies are limited to 50 people or 25 per cent capacity, whichever is less, and wakes remain prohibited.
During a news briefing held Thursday, Chief Medical Officer of Health Janice Fitzgerald said the province will ease restrictions further on Feb. 21, provided case numbers and hospitalizations allow.
"We need everyone to stay with us while we gradually open the tap and monitor the effect. If co-operation wanes now, the impact could result in a delay," she said.
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This story is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation and CBC Saskatchewan.
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