For the fourth day in a row, Nova Scotia is reporting more fresh infections than patients recovering, adding a hint of dread to the gloomy Sunday weather and making the holiday long weekend feel like it’s dragging on even longer. There are seven new cases in the province, across three health zones, compared to five […]
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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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How Canada got to 1,000,000 cases of COVID-19
It took 435 days for Canada to reach the milestone of 1,000,000 COVID-19 infections, from the earliest known case announced January 25, 2020, in Toronto, through the 11,041 cases announced across the country on April 3, 2021. This animated chart tracks every single case over every one of those days, ranking each province and territory […]
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4 new cases as the virus pulls further ahead April 3
Nova Scotia has four new COVID-19 cases today, and only three patients recovered from their infections, meaning active cases rose by one to 32. That’s the most active cases the province has had in over a month: On March 1 there were 35 active cases. So far, the province’s April is living up to T.S. […]
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9 new cases on holiday Friday, April 2
Even if you have the day off this Friday of the Easter long weekend, COVID-19 doesn’t. The province is announcing nine new infections in today’s C19 report, the most in a day since the 10-case Friday, February 26, which triggered a one-week lockdown. Related “Five cases are in Western Zone and four cases are in […]
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3 cases of that foolish disease Thursday, April 1
This is the second April Fool’s Day of the pandemic, and it’s still #toosoon for any wannabe hilarity. Top doc Robert Strang could prank us by tweeting that a new deadly variant was loose in Nova Scotia, or that the vaccine program was suddenly open to people of any age—so ridiculous 🤣—but when creating mass […]
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Anyone over 70 can now register for a vaccine
It’s not an April Fool joke, although for some people it will sound too good to be true. Starting April 1, any Nova Scotians over age 70 are eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments online or over the phone. Before today, only those 75 and older in the general population could get the Pfizer […]
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2 new cases March 31 as the humans win the month
Thursday has two new COVID-19 infections, another confirmation that the B117 variant is here and a milestone of 100,000 vaccinations.
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3 new cases March 30
In its daily COVID-19 update, the province is reporting three new cases. “One case is in Central Zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case,” the province says. “Another case is in Northern Zone and is currently under investigation. The other case is in Eastern Zone and is related to travel outside […]
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Strang reassures everyone AstraZeneca vaccine is fine
Yesterday, Health Canada and NACI–the National Advisory Committee on Immunization–declared that the AstraZeneca vaccine is no longer recommended for Canadians under age 55, due to a potential reaction after vaccination. “This adverse event is being referred to as Vaccine-Induced Prothrombotic Immune Thrombocytopenia (VIPIT),” says the Health Canada website. Today at the regular COVID-19 press briefing, […]
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0 new cases Monday, March 29. Take that, C19!
Monday is a good day in Nova Scotia’s pandemic. After getting at least one new case every day for the last 13 straight days, today brings no new cases. Not one. The zero day is reported in today’s provincial update. A single person recovered from the disease since yesterday’s update, to go with nobody new […]
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2 cases and a warning for King’s Wharf on March 28
The province is announcing two new COVID-19 infections in its daily pandemic update. “The cases are both in the Central Zone,” the province says. “One is related to travel and the other is under investigation.” A case under investigation is always a drag. Also a drag in this report, a person with C19 had to […]
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Vaccine delays could mean dipping into second dose stockpile
Earlier this week the Nova Scotia government announced its detailed plan to vaccinate everyone over age 16 who wants to be vaccinated by June. But there may already be a hitch in the plan. “We did receive word last night that a shipment of Moderna expected next week will be delayed by a week or […]
