NL COVID-19

• N.L. schools to reopen Tuesday, officials report two more COVID-19 deaths

  About 75 per cent of kids aged five to 11 have had their first doses, which the province's top doc said is the highest vaccination rate among children in the country.

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  Jan 20, 2022
  
• N.L. reports 466 cases of COVID-19, one hospitalization among 2,597 active infections

  Though the numbers seem small compared to other Canadian jurisdictions, today's caseload represents an infection rate of 89 diagnoses per 100,000 people.

  Health

  Jan 2, 2022
  
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• Bars, theatres to close across N.L. as province reports 60 new COVID-19 infections

  Thursday is Tibb's Eve, a Newfoundland and Labrador holiday that is typically one of the busiest nights of the year for bars in downtown St. John's.

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  Dec 22, 2021
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• P.E.I. joins Newfoundland and Labrador in setting isolation period for visitors

  Premier Dennis King said that beginning on Wednesday at 8 a.m., anyone arriving on the Island from out of province will have to isolate for four days.

  Health

  Dec 21, 2021
• N.L. reports 61 cases of COVID-19, schools to close two days early for winter break

  As of 3 p.m. Tuesday, all fully vaccinated travellers must self-isolate upon arrival in Newfoundland for five days and take a rapid COVID-19 test each day.

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  Dec 19, 2021
• Marystown area in Newfoundland working hard to contain COVID-19 outbreak: mayor

  Mayor Brian Keating says there is "an anticipation of more positives as contact tracing is ongoing" in Marystown.

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  Oct 24, 2021
• N.L. recommends limiting indoor private gatherings to reduce COVID-19 spread

  Acting chief medical officer of health Dr. Rosann Seviour told reporters today her recommendation is consistent with gathering limits in other Atlantic provinces.

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  Oct 6, 2021
• Community spread of COVID-19 identified in N.L. as 23 new infections reported

  The province has 77 active reported COVID-19 infections - the highest number since early June.

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  Sep 22, 2021
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• N.L. tightens rules in Baie Verte Peninsula over cluster of COVID-19 cases

  This comes as the province reports 16 new cases of the disease, 14 of which have been identified in the central region.

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  Sep 21, 2021