HALIFAX --
Nova Scotia is reporting a single-day record 182 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as the number of active cases in the province rises to 1,309.
In a release, N.S. health officials say 155 of Thursday's new cases are located in the province's Central zone.
Two of the cases in Central Zone involve a staff member and resident of the Clarmar Residential Care Facility, a residential care home in Dartmouth. This is the third staff member and third resident at the facility to test positive.
Sixteen new cases were identified in the Eastern zone, four new cases are being reported in the Western zone, and seven new cases in the Northern zone.