Daily Cases

Nova Scotia has eight new COVID-19 cases today, the most in a single day since the nine announced last Friday, April 2. “There are two case are [sic] in Western Zone. One case is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada and the other is under investigation,” says Saturday’s daily update. “There are also six cases […]

Nearly every day so far in April, Nova Scotia’s had more new COVID-19 infections than patients recovering from the disease. There were three new cases last Thursday, for example, and only two people recovered, so the total number of active cases rose by one. Friday brought nine cases and two recoveries, sending the active case […]

Two measly cases. That’s all Nova Scotia is reporting today, the same day loosenings on travel and gathering restrictions came into effect at 8am. And yet, small though that number is, the recovery tally is smaller. Only one person with COVID-19, a patient in the Western health zone, has recovered since yesterday’s report. Thus the […]

Strankin had their regular Tuesday briefing today, and it was full of exciting news that makes it sound like we’re moving back to normal. Starting Wednesday at 8am, Nova Scotia’s lifting any restrictions on visitors from Newfoundland and Labrador, meaning anyone in the Atlantic Bubble can come here without quarantining. Also Wednesday, malls, stores and […]

After four days in a row of more coronavirus infections in Nova Scotia than patients recovering, the humans are fighting back. Today’s daily COVID-19 update is announcing three new cases, but there are five recoveries. This is the first win for the humans in April, and with any luck it won’t be the last. There […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]