The update comes amid expanded testing in Stephenville at its hockey arena, with officials asking people between the ages of 12 and 30 in particular to get tested.
After a "small number" of people tested presumptive positive for COVID-19 in the Stephenville area, Friday's classes have been suspended at two of the western Newfoundland town's schools due to a possible exposure
Central Newfoundland schools will reopen to in-class instruction on Thursday, after being closed for two days due to the increase in a cluster of COVID-19 cases that have gripped the region for the last week.
The union representing teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador is once again raising concerns over its members being asked to work through heightened public health restrictions in person, rather than from the safety of their own homes.