HALIFAX With more than 1,300 active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, advocates are calling for action within the provincial justice system. Wellness Within – an organization for Health and Justice – is calling for the immediate release of prisoners to safe housing, and appropriate funding for organizations providing transitional housing and other supports, such as Coverdale Courtwork Society and the Elizabeth Fry Society. When we release people we are not seeing an escalation in crime,” said Martha Paynter, chair of Wellness Within. People are incarcerated in this province largely while they re waiting for trials, so they re innocent people who have yet to be tried, yet to be convicted, yet to be sentenced.
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9 days 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, says the provincial report. This is the third staff member and third resident at the facility to test positive. In the world of long-term care, Nova Scotia makes a distinction between
nursing homes and
residential care. On Monday, in response to Coast questions about those first two resident cases at Clarmar, the department of health and wellness emailed: Residents in nursing homes have received both the first and second dose of vaccination. Second dose clinics will be completed for residents in residential care facilities in May. Clarmar provides residential care, so its residents could be waiting until the end of the month for their second dose. We asked the province if today s infected Clarmar resident had zero, one or two doses of vaccine, but haven t received an answer yet.
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.
182 New Cases of COVID-19
Nova Scotia is reporting 182 new cases of COVID-19 today, May 6.
There are 155 cases in Central Zone, 16 in Eastern Zone, seven in Northern Zone and four in Western 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.
There is community spread in Central Zone. The Eastern, Northern and Western Zones continue to be closely monitored for community spread. The third wave is driven by variants and they spread faster and easier, said Premier Iain Rankin. We are at a crucial point in the pandemic. Please stay close to home, don’t gather, and make getting tested for COVID-19 part of your regular routine.”
The Nova Scotia Community College has unveiled its plans for the upcoming academic year. NSCC officials say most programs will be offered in-person and on-campus. There will be some programs that will be blended, with a combination of in-person and online courses, while others will be offered completely online. NSCC offers more than 130 programs […]
The province announced it is amending Liquor Licensing Regulations to help the restaurant and bar industry while also making sure protections are still in place for the safe and responsible sale and consumption of alcohol. Restaurants and bars now have the option to include cocktails and mixed drinks for delivery or take-out with food orders […]