Tangerine Bank providing support for development of dedicated program for Black youth needing mental health crisis help
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Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021 • April 28, 2021 • 3 minute read SUPPLIED
“We are fighting a fight we did not start, all of the time.”
Those are the words of an upset, young Black person, who contacted Kids Help Phone last year, seeking an understanding voice who might be able to relate to the distress that racism and discrimination has been causing within the community.
It was just one of the thousands of cries for help being made to Kids Help Phone specifically by Black youth – a volume of calls and text messages that more than doubled between May and June of last year. While much has been reported about how the isolation and loneliness of the pandemic have impacted young people in this country, Kids Help Phone says racial injustice is causing an equally catastrophic and continuing toll.
Nova Scotia recorded 148 new cases of COVID-19 today, May 1.
There are 129 cases in the central sector, 17 in the eastern sector and 2 in the western sector.
Due to the increased number of cases that have been investigated over the past few days, the exposure category (i.e. travel, close contact or unknown) is not always available at the time distribution of the press release. The breakdown by sector which specifies the exposure categories will no longer be provided regularly. There is community transmission in the downtown area. The situation is being closely monitored in the eastern, northern and western sectors to see if there is community transmission.
One-hundred-forty-eight New Cases of COVID-19
Nova Scotia is reporting 148 new cases of COVID-19 today, May 1.
There are 129 cases in Central Zone, 17 cases in Eastern Zone and two cases in Western Zone.
Due to an increased number of investigations in recent days, the exposure category (i.e., travel, close contact or under investigation) is not always available by release time. A breakdown by zone identifying exposure categories will no longer be provided regularly. There is community spread in Central Zone. The Eastern, Northern and Western Zones continue to be closely monitored for community spread.
Two new cases in Central Zone are residents of the Clarmar Residential Care Facility, a residential care home in Dartmouth, and are linked to a previous case at the facility.
Sixty-seven New Cases of COVID-19, Testing Changes
Sixty-seven new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia today, April 30.
Fifty-seven cases are in Central Zone, four cases are in Western Zone, three cases are in Eastern Zone and three cases are in Northern Zone.
Due to the volume of testing in the province, the Nova Scotia Health Authority lab is experiencing a backlog in testing. About 45,000 tests are waiting to be processed. There is also a delay in public health’s case data entry into Panorama.
“Thousands and thousands of Nova Scotians have done what we have asked get tested. Because of that, there currently is a large backlog in the lab of about three days,” said Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health. “We need to expect high case numbers in the days ahead as the lab and public health get caught up.”