N.L. reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, all in Central Health region

Newfoundland and Labrador has 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, all in the Central Health region of the province.

Seven of the new cases are people under the age of 20. There is also one case aged between 20 and 39, two people in their 40s, one in their 50s, two in their 60s, and one aged 70 or older.

The sources of all 14 cases are under investigation. There are also 18 new presumptive positive cases in the province.

There are 116 active cases in the province, as public health reported seven new recoveries Saturday. Two people are in hospital due to COVID-19.

There are 71 confirmed cases connected to a cluster in the Central region, an area now facing the latest outbreak of the virus in the province.

Saturday's update came via news release from the health department following Friday's update that pushed the province's active case count to levels not seen in more than six months.

A news release will also be issued Sunday, according to Health Minister John Haggie.