Around the holidays, Nova Scotia is overwhelmed by COVID and its data-dissemination abilities are severely compromised. For the time being, the only infographic we can share with any confidence of accuracy is: Canada’s fourth wave More than 1,000 cases in a day Nova Scotia’s first COVID report of 2022 may be “abbreviated” for the holidays, […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, Dec 31
Between the holidays and the outbreak, the limited information coming from the province allows us to offer this limited lineup of infographics:New and active cases Nova Scotia’s third and fourth waves Canada’s fourth wave No COVID in 2022 The province is taking a break from COVID reporting tomorrow for the New Year’s Day […]
A big shift in Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 strategy
Doctor Robert Strang laid out significant changes in Nova Scotia’s COVID management plant during today’s COVID briefing. This shift comes with scaled back contact tracing, reduced testing and plans to end daily case number reporting. “Omicron is forcing us to do things differently, it’s a different variant that requires a different response,” Strang said during […]
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, Dec 30
Between the holidays and the outbreak, the limited information coming from the province allows us to offer this limited lineup of infographics:New and active cases Nova Scotia’s third and fourth waves Canada’s fourth wave An outbreak of outbreaks COVID information may be limited—from the province and from The Coast—until 2022, but that doesn’t […]
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, Dec 29
Between the holidays and the outbreak, the limited information coming from the province allows us to offer this limited lineup of infographics:New and active cases Nova Scotia’s third and fourth waves Canada’s fourth wave 586 new cases We are now far enough after the Christmas statutory holidays, and far enough before the New […]
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, Dec 28
Going into the holidays, Nova Scotia is overwhelmed by COVID and its data-dissemination abilities are severely compromised. For the time being, the only infographic we can share with any confidence of accuracy is: Canada’s fourth wave Extending school break Nova Scotia’s omicron-powered COVID outbreak means a little extra time off for students in public schools. […]
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Monday, Dec 27
Going into the holidays, Nova Scotia is overwhelmed by COVID and its data-dissemination abilities are severely compromised. For the time being, the only infographic we can share with any confidence of accuracy is: Canada’s fourth wave 581 new cases For the third day in a row, Nova Scotia has under 600 new cases—although today is […]
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Sunday, Dec 26
Going into the holidays, Nova Scotia is overwhelmed by COVID and its data-dissemination abilities are severely compromised. For the time being, the only infographic we can share with any confidence of accuracy is:Canada’s fourth wave A holiday weekend 1,147 infections The provincial COVID report for Sunday announces the astronomical number of 1,147 new cases. But […]
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, Dec 24
Going into the holidays, Nova Scotia is overwhelmed by COVID and its data-dissemination abilities are severely compromised. For the time being, these are the only infographics we can share with any confidence of accuracy: New and active cases Nova Scotia’s third and fourth waves Canada’s fourth wave Is the fever breaking? Friday, December 24, […]
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, Dec 23
The X-Ring Xplosion of COVID cases is overwhelming Nova Scotia’s data dashboard, so until it is fixed we are suspending our map and charts that depend on dashboard data. In the meantime, you can still enjoy these infographics: New and active cases Vaccination rate Nova Scotia’s third and fourth waves Breakthrough infections […]
COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, Dec 22
The X-Ring Xplosion of COVID cases is overwhelming Nova Scotia’s data dashboard, so until it is fixed we are suspending our map and charts that depend on dashboard data. In the meantime, you can still enjoy these infographics: New and active cases Vaccination rate Nova Scotia’s third and fourth waves Breakthrough infections […]
522 new cases of COVID-19 in NS bring new restrictions and a scaled-back testing plan
With 522 new cases reported Tuesday, Nova Scotia is further tightening public health restrictions, just days after the last round of restrictions came into effect. Gathering limits will drop from 20 to 10, restaurants and bars must stop dine-in service at 11pm, and live events, sports and performances are paused. “I’m not going to get […]

