Nova Scotia’s lockdown
12 daysYesterday s report included two infected long-term care workers and a man in Central zone who died from COVID. Today improves on that with no deaths and a single long-term care infection. One case in Central Zone is a homecare staff member with Northwood in Halifax, the province says. Follow up is being done with clients and staff. One person went into hospital since yesterday increasing the total to 50 hospitalized patients across the province but the number of those in the ICU didn t change from seven. Provincial labs processed 7,511 tests yesterday, well below the recent average of more that 11,000 tests per day, but then again the recent 45,000-test backlog has been cleared, leaving behind a pile of case data to be dealt with. Positive cases are the priority: Nova Scotia Health has created a team that is immediately calling all positive cases to advise they are positive and determine whether they need supports, says the province. Pub
The Coast The humans beat the virus today, with Nova Scotia reporting three recoveries and a trifling one new COVID-19 case. That fresh infection is connected to travel outside Atlantic Canada in the reassuring phrasing of the provincial press release, and the patient is self-isolating, as required. Again, our case count is remaining low no cases Monday, five cases yesterday and now just one today. This highlights the fact that Nova Scotians are putting in the work to stay safe and healthy, says Iain Rankin, premier, cheerleader and good cop half of the pandemic-fighting team known as Strankin. Thank you for continuing to look after each other and know that the best way to protect everyone is by continuing to follow public health measures.