Canada

The province has reported five deaths as a result of COVID-19

COVID-19 claimed five more lives in the countryside.

The latest COVID data was released today, the first update from last Wednesday.

34 people are in hospital for the virus, six of whom are in intensive care.

Confirmed cases of COVID are decreasing. Official figures show 109 new confirmed cases as of Sunday, down from 137 on Saturday and 176 on Friday.

The official figures are based on PCR tests and residents who choose to register their positive rapid tests online.

The majority of hospitalizations are in the Eastern Health Region at 17, with eight in Western health, five in Central, and four in Labrador-Grenfell Health.