NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Low cases 🏆 low testing 🤢 low vaccinations 🤮 Tuesday, June 1, 2021 New cases 12 New recoveries 91 New deaths 0 Active cases 369 […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Monday, May 31
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Halifax and Sydney schools are reopening, too Monday, May 31, 2021 New cases 17 New recoveries 74 New deaths 0 Active cases 448 Days in […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Sunday, May 30
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Map of cases in community health networks This infographic was created by The Coast using daily case data from Nova Scotia’s official COVID-19 dashboard. Our […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Saturday, May 29
New and active cases in the third wave visualized By popular demand, here’s our interactive graph charting daily new cases alongside that day’s active caseload. The dark line tracks the rise and fall of new infections reported by the province, which hit a Nova Scotian pandemic record high of 227 cases in a single day […]
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What Halifax and Sydney schools lose by staying closed in June
Premier Iain Rankin announced during Friday’s briefing what Nova Scotians could expect for the first phase of the provincial plan to loosen the most recent lockdown. Among the restrictions lifted, the one that was perhaps the most unexpected is that all in-person classes for public and private schools—except for schools in the Halifax Regional Municipality […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, May 28
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Reopening is great, but don’t forget the daily case report Friday, May 28, 2021 New cases 40 New recoveries 92 New deaths 1 Active cases […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, May 27
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. 33 new cases and a vaccination record Thursday, May 27, 2021 New cases 33 New recoveries 182 New deaths 0 Active cases 638 Days in […]
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When Nova Scotia’s third wave of COVID might end
Nobody knows what the future holds, but the past two waves of COVID in Nova Scotia tell us a lot about how the current third wave could end. The following animated slideshow from The Coast considers how previous waves reached a peak of active cases, then subsided over several weeks until the provincial government could […]
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The complicated question of mandatory vaccination
Vaccine rollout is going swimmingly in Nova Scotia according to the provincial government. As of the most recent update on May 25, over 48 percent of Nova Scotians have had at least one dose. As immunization moves forward, Nova Scotians continue to ask complex questions about the vaccine. Should people with pre-existing conditions be prioritized? […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, May 26
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Predicting the end of the lockdown At yesterday’s COVID briefing, premier Rankin said he’ll be giving details at Friday’s briefing about the provincial plan to […]
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How to reschedule your second COVID-19 vaccine dose in Nova Scotia
On Tuesday, May 25, Nova Scotia announced a plan to speed up getting second doses into arms, thanks to the fact the province has more vaccine supply than it anticipated back in April when it set the 105-day interval between doses. Here are two graphs from the province, showing the old and the new plans. […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, May 25
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. The full Tuesday report: Cases rise as testing falls, a new COVID statistic and weak vaccination numbers for the holiday weekend Tuesday, May 25, 2021 […]
