Stop doomscrolling. Instead of staring into the void, why not watch something worthwhile? Yes, there are lots of cool movies and TV shows worth streaming during lockdown, but don’t forget about the local livestreams that will not only entertain you but help you feel more connected to the city outside your apartment windows. Here, we’re […]
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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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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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70 new cases and 300,000 vaccinations April 29
Nova Scotia is announcing 70 new infections today. It’s a number that would have seemed huge at the beginning of April, but that’s actually down from the 75 yesterday and the current pandemic maximum of 96 new cases reported Tuesday, the day before. Eleven people recovered from their COVID-19 infections since yesterday, compared to those […]
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15 lockdown life enhancers to help you hold on
It’s our third time around this dance floor that feels a little more on fire with every step. A third wave of COVID-19 has come ashore in Nova Scotia, and a strict, circuit breaker lockdown is in effect to help curb the spread. But you already know all this, because you’re either risking your life […]
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With 75 new cases NS is at a record 489 active cases April 28
There’s not much reason to celebrate when the province announces 75 new cases, the second-most infections it’s had in one day. And when the active caseload reaches a new pandemic provincial high of 489 cases, beating the mark of 466 set during the first wave in April 2020. And when two of the new cases […]
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96 new cases and Nova Scotia gets locked down April 27
Yesterday the province set a new record for daily infections with 66, closed public schools in Halifax and put new limits on retail and restaurants in the rest of Nova Scotia. Yesterday was just a warm-up act. Today the province is reporting 96 new cases. That’s the most in Nova Scotia in one day by […]
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The new COVID restrictions: What’s considered essential in Nova Scotia
On Tuesday, with 96 new cases bringing the province to a total of 419 active COVID-19 infections, Nova Scotia locked down. Not only does the rest of the province join Halifax, which went into lockdown Friday, but the restrictions are getting tighter. “We are in a race between the variant and the vaccine,” said doctor […]
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66 new infections push active cases over 300 on April 26
For the tenth day in a row, the number of active COVID-19 cases across the province has gone up. For the second day in a row, the current surge of infections has set a new record for most new cases in a day. This is the situation on the fourth day of lockdown in Nova […]
