The Department of Health announced four new cases of COVID-19 this weekend — all in the Eastern Health region — as Newfoundland and Labrador's total case count crept up to 22. Three of the cases were confirmed on Saturday, the department said in a news release on Sunday. Health officials say contact tracing is under way and anyone who is a close contact has been advised to quarantine. Meanwhile,13 of the province's 22 active cases are located in the Eastern Health region of the province, while the remaining nine cases are located in the Western Health region. Earlier, Premier Andrew Furey promised to help with medical staff, equipment and supplies Ontario as it battles a third wave of COVID-19 cases, with more than 2000 people in hospital and hundreds admitted to intensive care units and on ventilators.

Source: CBC News April 18, 2021 21:22 UTC