I t was almost two weeks ago, on Friday, April 30, that news of a backlog first made its way to the daily COVID-19 update. At the time, public health top doc Robert Strang said Nova Scotians had turned out for testing in such high numbers, there was a slowdown in processing them. “Because of […]
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Strang’s flip-flop on AstraZeneca
Update: At the COVID briefing on Friday, May 14, Strang changed his tone when talking about people who had received AstraZeneca, reassuring them that they had done the right thing by getting the first vax available to them, that they were safe and giving them information about how to monitor for potential blood clot symptoms. […]
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ICU patients start getting moved to free up beds
Patient transfers between Nova Scotia hospitals were triggered Wednesday, as the number of people requiring intensive care for COVID-19 rose to 20 across the province, and hospitalizations reached a provincial pandemic high of 75 people. During this afternoon’s COVID briefing, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Robert Strang, described how the third wave’s scale […]
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Tracking all of Nova Scotia’s COVID deaths
There have been 71 COVID-19 deaths in the province since the virus first reared its ugly head here. The province has released only sparse details on the ages and locations of each person who died—while at the same time telling the public they’re not just statistics, but people with lives, families and stories. What can […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wed, May 12
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. 149 new cases as the active caseload increases again Wednesday, May 12, 2021 New cases 149 New recoveries 119 Active cases 1,621 Days in a […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tue, May 11
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Today’s map of community cases The active caseload finally goes down Every day for the last 24 days, the number of new C19 infections has […]
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There are ‘hundreds and hundreds’ of COVID-19 exposure sites in HRM
In the middle of April, when the number of new infections was under 10 per day, the list of places where you could catch COVID seemed endless. A typical “potential exposure” warning from the Nova Scotia Health Authority on April 17 included a mall, a grocery store, a Walmart, two fast-food places and a library, […]
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4,000 cases, 3 waves, 1 chart
Nova Scotia’s pandemic started in 2020 with an intense first wave of infections, then its settled down so much that the second wave in December was more like a ripple. But things changed again, and a massive third COVID wave arrived in April. It took the disease 407 days—more than a year—to infect 2,000 Nova […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Mon, May 10
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. The Coast’s chart and map of COVID in the community health networks 121 new infections Tuesday, May 11, 2021 New cases 121 New recoveries 92 […]
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165 new cases and 77 people recovered May 9
Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 caseload increases for the 23rd straight day today, as the province reports 165 new infections and only 77 resolved cases. “There are 138 cases in Central Zone, 16 in Eastern Zone, six in Western Zone and five in Northern Zone,” says the daily disease update. Currently the province has 1,627 active […]
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Halifax Transit’s third-wave woes
This week, Halifax Transit buses have been operating at less-than-optimal intervals. Between 20 and 40 routes have had at least one cancelled trip on any given day, some routes more than once. The reason? Transit operators are sick with COVID-19 and isolating due to possible exposure. “I have four positive bus operators right now,” says […]
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163 new cases and 1 death Saturday, May 8
For the second day in a row, a Nova Scotian has died from COVID-19. The province reported the death—a man in his 70s in the Central health zone—in Saturday’s COVID update. This is Nova Scotia’s 71st death from the disease. Saturday, May 8, 2021 New cases 163 New deaths 1 New recoveries 88 Active […]