Dr. Robert Strang; courtesy of Communications NS
Thirty-eight new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia on Thursday.
Thirty-three cases are in Central Zone. Two are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada and two are related to travel outside of Canada. The people are self-isolating, as required. Nineteen are close contacts of previously reported cases.
Ten are under investigation, two of which were identified Wednesday at Bell Park Academic Centre in Lake Echo and Shannon Park Elementary in Dartmouth.
Three cases are in Eastern Zone and are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The people are self-isolating, as required.
HALIFAX Nova Scotia Public Health officials reported 25 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, including 19 in Central Zone and Premier Iain Rankin is sounding the alarm about community spread as the number of active cases increases to 79. Earlier on Wednesday, Nova Scotia Premier Rankin cancelled the world women s hockey championship, which was scheduled for next month in Halifax and Truro. I am very concerned with the rising number of cases in Nova Scotia, which are higher than we have seen in quite some time, Rankin said. We are seeing early signs of community spread and we must strictly follow all public health protocols to get back on track, especially in the greater Halifax region.
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Nova Scotia is reporting 38 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, the highest daily case count in the province in a year.
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Premier Iain Rankin speaks at a COVID-19 briefing on April 20, 2021.(CBC)
Strict restrictions are returning to the Halifax Regional Municipality and some surrounding communities as the region grapples with high numbers of daily new cases of COVID-19.
The province reported 38 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest daily case count in the province in a year, and a number only surpassed during the worst early days of the pandemic.
Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting 38 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday – the highest single-day case increase the province has seen in just under one year.