Map of COVID-19 cases reported in Nova Scotia as of April 17, 2021. Legend here. THE COAST
1 person dead, 6 new cases on Friday, April 16
The latest COVID-19 news and numbers reported by Nova Scotia.
Another person has died of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia. In its daily report, the province identifies her as a woman who was over 80, and she died in the Central health authority zone. She is the 67th declared COVID fatality in the province, and the second C19 death in 2021 (the first was announced March 18).
There are six new infections today. "Three cases are in Central Zone," the province says. "One is a close contact of a previously reported case and the other two are related to travel outside Atlantic Canada." The other three cases are divided between the Eastern health zone, with two, and the Western zone; all are connected to travel beyond Atlantic Canada. Nova Scotia now has 42 active cases.