Twelve people are in hospital in Newfoundland and Labrador with COVID-19 on Saturday, up five from the day before. Six are located in the Central Health region, and range in ages from under 20 to over 70, according to Saturday's unexpected news release from Public Health. The cluster in Botwood and Bishops Falls is among a group of "closely socially connected" people, and as such, public health won't be increasing public health restrictions. "The public health investigation will continue to explore the possibility of community spread and make adjustments as necessary." There are also three new cases in the Eastern Health region on Saturday.

Source: CBC News October 02, 2021 17:31 UTC