Today Nova Scotia announced 227 new cases of COVID-19, a grim provincial record that spawned two more, as the caseload rose for the record 21st straight day to a record 1,464 active cases. Five more people entered the hospital since yesterday, for a total of 50 patients, and one person—a woman in her 70s in […]
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News updates and questions answered what you need to know about coronavirus COVID-19 virus pandemic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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182 new cases including 2 in long-term care on May 6
Another day, another set of record-breaking numbers from this stupid virus. The province is reporting 182 new COVID-19 infections today—155 in the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Central zone, 16 in the Eastern zone, seven in Northern and four Western—the highest single-day total ever among Atlantic Canadian provinces. Thursday, May 6, 2021 New cases 182 New […]
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175 new cases on May 5, day 8 of the NS lockdown
On hump day in Nova Scotia, COVID-19 infections reach a new peak: 175 new daily cases push the caseload to 1,203 active cases, both record highs. Wednesday, May 5, 2021 New cases 175 New recoveries 32 Active cases 1,203 Days in a row with cases 37 Total cases in Nova Scotia during pandemic 3,182 Halifax’s […]
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Robert Strang implied that AstraZeneca was not the gold standard—here’s why he should know better
I t was all said in nearly the same thought. On Tuesday, viewers from across the province tuned in to the daily COVID briefing to hear the province’s top doctor deliver the grim news that the pandemic that had already killed 67 Nova Scotians had unflinchingly claimed two more lives. Barely missing a beat (and […]
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What we (don’t) know about Nova Scotia’s two recent COVID deaths
On Tuesday May 4, Nova Scotia reported two new deaths related to COVID-19 in the province. The first is a man in his 70s, the second a woman in her 50s, bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 69. “This is a difficult briefing today,” said premier Iain Rankin when he announced […]
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153 new cases, 2 deaths & 3,000+ total cases May 4
This is simply an awful day in Nova Scotia’s pandemic, with practically every number and statistic going in the wrong direction. But one stands out as the worst news of all: The province is reporting two people have died due to COVID-19. Tuesday, May 4, 2021 New cases 153 New deaths 2 New recoveries 34 […]
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Premier to party people: “What is wrong with you?”
In Halifax over the weekend, 37 tickets were issued to people breaking COVID-19 restrictions. “There are people who are still not listening,” premier Iain Rankin said on Monday, at a COVID press conference with public health doc Robert Strang. And while these could have been given out at the anti-COVID protest on Citadel Hill, or […]
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146 new cases and better Coast data delivery May 3
First thing this morning, there was good news from the province. “People Aged 50 to 54 Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines; First Drive-Thru Clinic,” reads the title of a press release at 8:58am. That title pretty much explains it: Another age group—the roughly 68,000 Nova Scotians from 50 to 54 years old—is now eligible for […]
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Rankin’s small business rebates fall short of long-term help
It’s been over a week since Nova Scotian businesses were forced into a third-wave lockdown. For some non-essential retail stores, it’s their first time fully closed. But for businesses like salons, spas and restaurants, a COVID-19 shutdown is old hat. “This is the second time we’ve been mandated to close, the first time was at […]
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133 new cases, none of them at nursing homes, May 2
The province is reporting 133 new cases on Sunday. Although this is a drop from the one-day record high of 148 cases announced Saturday, new infections are spread more widely across the province today: According to our location table at the bottom of this post, 10 of Nova Scotia’s 14 community health networks have new […]
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148 new cases including 2 nursing home residents May 1
Staff at several long-term care facilities have been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the current rising third wave of infections, including a worker at Northwood, raising fears from the worst part of Nova Scotia’s first wave. But no nursing home residents tested positive in the third wave—until now. “Two new cases in Central Zone are residents […]
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Shaming, blaming and vigilante justice is not going to get us out of this third wave
Pandemics, as you may know, are ancient. And the ways we respond to them today are often still based on the ancient methods: quarantine, self isolation and physical distancing. The biblical myth says “You remain unclean as long as you have the disease, and you must live outside the camp, away from others.” Interpreted one […]