Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador have identified one new case of COVID-19, involving a male in the Eastern Health region between 20-39 years old.
The latest case is linked to the patient that was reported on July 7; a crew member from the television show Hudson & Rex, who recently returned from Toronto.
Throughout the pandemic, the province has had 268 cases of COVID-19, which includes three victims and 263 recovered patients. Newfoundland and Labrador previously had no active cases of COVID-19, after all its initial patients recovered by Aug. 5. But since Aug. 7, health officials have identified the two new patients, which remain the only active cases in the province.