The province continues to advise that people are strongly encouraged to seek asymptomatic COVID-19 testing, and the recent surge in case numbers may be driving that message home. Today s report says 2,723 local tests were completed by local labs yesterday, a steep rise from the current daily average of about 2,300 tests, In vaccinations, the province s reporting today shows there were 8,455 doses delivered yesterday. This is up about 1,000 injections from last Monday, but well off the five-figure pace the province managed to reach on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday last week, with over 12,000, jobs per day. The province is also reporting that two more cases of the B117 variant have been identified from our recent positive tests. These were previously reported cases that were related to travel, the province says. If you re counting, that brings Nova Scotia to a total of 65 known cases of B17, the UK variant, 12 of 501V2 and one P1, the South African and Brazili
Map of COVID-19 cases reported in Nova Scotia as of April 21, 2021. Legend here. THE COAST
25 new cases on April 21, the most in nearly 5 months
At 79 active cases Wednesday, Nova Scotia s COVID-19 numbers continue to surge. Nova Scotia has 25 new cases of COVID-19 today. This is not just the highest single-day total of the year and a substantial jump from the previous high of 15 new infections reported Monday but the most in a day since the 37 cases reported November 24. And that November mark was what triggered the second-wave lockdown for Halifax that lasted well into December. Twenty-five cases is a lot to detail. Here s the breakdown straight from the province s report for today.
Map of COVID-19 cases reported in Nova Scotia as of April 19, 2021. Legend here. THE COAST
15 cases scattered over half the province April 19
Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 numbers are higher on Monday than they ve been in months. The same day Nova Scotia announced the good news of expanded vaccine eligibly, it also announced case numbers that suggest a viral surge. The race is truly on to find out if we can spread vaccine protection faster than the virus can spread itself. There are 15 new COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia on Monday, the most in one day since the 15 cases announced December 4, when the province was in the middle of fighting the pandemic s second wave. And with just a single person recovering, the caseload jumped up to 63 active cases; that s another second-wave mark, the highest since the 65 active cases on December 11.
Map of COVID-19 cases reported in Nova Scotia as of April 17, 2021. Legend here. THE COAST
1 person dead, 6 new cases on Friday, April 16
The latest COVID-19 news and numbers reported by Nova Scotia. Another person has died of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia. In its daily report, the province identifies her as a woman who was over 80, and she died in the Central health authority zone. She is the 67th declared COVID fatality in the province, and the second C19 death in 2021 (the first was announced March 18). There are six new infections today. Three cases are in Central Zone, the province says. One is a close contact of a previously reported case and the other two are related to travel outside Atlantic Canada. The other three cases are divided between the Eastern health zone, with two, and the Western zone; all are connected to travel beyond Atlantic Canada. Nova Scotia now has 42 active cases.
Strang says: “We know the COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing serious illness and death from COVID-19 and thankfully almost all of the residents at Glasgow Hall have been fully vaccinated. Based on recent experience in Canada, I anticipate that the vaccine will prevent widespread transmission in this facility and that anyone who does contract the virus will only have mild symptoms.” The infected long-term care worker is only one of the eight new C19 cases Nova Scotia is reporting today. Five cases are in Eastern Zone. Three of them are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada, one is related to international travel, and one is a close contact of a previously reported case, says the province. According to our localizing table at the bottom of this post, all five patients are in the Sydney community health network