17 cases of COVID-19 in St. John’s homeless shelter, hospitalizations reach new high

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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The head of a St. John's shelter for people experiencing homelessness says there are 17 cases of COVID-19 among the facility's guests.

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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The head of a St. John’s shelter for people experiencing homelessness says there are 17 cases of COVID-19 among the facility’s guests.

Paul Davis, executive director of The Gathering Place, said in an interview today the first case was detected Friday night and numbers rose over the weekend.

Davis says all of the affected guests are isolating at the facility and the regional health authority has been in to offer testing.

The Gathering Place in St. John's, N.L. is shown on July 1, 2020. Paul Davis, the executive director of The Gathering Place shelter in St. John's, shown here in a photo from July 1, 2020, says there are 17 cases of COVID-19 among those who use the facility. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
The Gathering Place in St. John's, N.L. is shown on July 1, 2020. Paul Davis, the executive director of The Gathering Place shelter in St. John's, shown here in a photo from July 1, 2020, says there are 17 cases of COVID-19 among those who use the facility. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie

He says the case confirmed on Friday is the first to be detected among the shelter’s residents since the pandemic first emerged.

Public health officials say 21 people are hospitalized with the disease, which is a new high for Newfoundland and Labrador.

They are reporting 349 new cases today and the province’s 31st COVID-19 death.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 24, 2022.

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