HALIFAX Nova Scotia is reporting 96 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, the highest number of new cases in a day since the pandemic began, as the active number of cases in the province increases to 419. According to a tweet from Nova Scotia Health & Wellness, 90 of the new cases are in the province s Central zone. One of the cases in Central Zone is a staff member at Clarmar Residential Care Facility, a residential care home in Dartmouth. All residents have been fully vaccinated with two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Three of Tuesday s new cases are in the Eastern zone, including one case identified Monday, at Sydney Academy in Sydney.
We want your nose – Nova Scotians get swabbed in record numbers
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Where to get a COVID test this week (April 26-30)
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Where to get a COVID test this weekend
What else do you have to do during the lockdown? With 150 active COVID-19 cases today in Nova Scotia, the third wave of the pandemic is officially here. Halifax s lockdown started this morning, in an effort to curb community transmission. But Haligonians are also asked to help root out the virus by getting COVID-19 testing: Public health wants you to get your nose swabbed whether or not you have any C19 symptoms. Yesterday, the Halifax Convention Centre tested 1,625 people, a record for single-day testing. The line was long (about 40 minutes), cold and windy, but Haligonians were doing their part to stop the virus in its tracks. Here s where to get tested Friday, Saturday and Sunday.