ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting one new case of COVID-19, bringing the province's number of active cases to nine.
In a release sent Thursday, public health officials say the new case is a man between 20 and 39 years old who returned to the province from work in Alberta.
A spokeswoman from the department could not confirm if the man is a rotational worker, which the department defines as a resident of the province who travels regularly back and forth from another part of the country for work.
Officials say the man is self-isolating and contact tracing is underway.
In early September, isolation requirements were relaxed for rotational workers returning from outside Atlantic Canada and they can now arrange for a COVID-19 test on Day 5 of their isolation and, if the test is negative, end the isolation on Day 7.
In a press conference Wednesday, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, the province’s chief medical officer of health, said any further relaxation of isolation requirements for rotational workers will be decided by the results of that pilot project.
Newfoundland and Labrador has now had 288 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including four deaths.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2020.
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