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. Catching up on hospital numbers Yesterday the province didn’t report hospitalization info, promising it would be available later. With today’s C19 report, later has arrived! […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Sunday, May 23
Inside today’s numbers Sunday, May 23, 2021 New cases 74 New recoveries 103 New deaths 2 Active cases 943 Days in a row with cases 55 Total cases in Nova Scotia during pandemic 5,286 Total COVID deaths 79 Halifax’s lockdown 31 days Nova Scotia’s lockdown 26 days Sunday is the 31st day of the Halifax […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Saturday, May 22
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. 1 death, 64 cases, 500,000 vaccinations Saturday, May 22, 2021 New cases 64 New recoveries 116 New deaths 1 Active cases 975 Days in a […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Friday, May 21
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. 2 new deaths and new cases are up to 84 Friday, May 21, 2021 New cases 84 New recoveries 197 New deaths 2 Active cases […]
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Two swabs for the price of one
Nova Scotia has been a national leader in asymptomatic testing through the pandemic. It was among the first provinces to make rapid tests widely available to anyone who wanted one—even if that person has none of the classic runny nose/headache/fever/cough/sore throat/trouble breathing symptoms of COVID. The rapid testing program started December 7, 2020, and last […]
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5 charts for 5,000 cases
The pandemic officially arrived in Nova Scotia on Sunday, March 15, 2020, when chief medical officer of health Robert Strang announced the first cases of COVID-19 had been diagnosed in the province. And it reached a new milestone Wednesday, May 19, 2021, when Strang announced the latest batch of infections; adding that day’s total (83 […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, May 20
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. Vaccinations open to everyone 25 and older The vax rollout keeps on rolling. “Starting today, May 20, people aged 25 and older can book appointments […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Wednesday, May 19
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. 5,000 cases?! Wednesday, May 19, 2021 New cases 83 New recoveries 164 New deaths 2 Active cases 1,262 Days in a row with cases 51 […]
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Rankin reveals longer lockdown
On Wednesday, May 19, premier Iain Rankin announced a longer lockdown for the province of Nova Scotia. While the official press release says “the second week of June,” the premier more specifically said June 9 at today’s COVID-19 update. “I’m sorry to say that we are going to be extending the shutdown in the province […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Tuesday, May 18
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. 90 new infections as active cases sink below 1,400 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 New cases 90 New recoveries 180 New deaths 0 Active cases 1,355 […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Monday, May 17
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. Charting the ups and downs “We knew we would have some ups and downs as we worked to get this outbreak under control,” top doc […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Sunday, May 16
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. Sunday’s map of COVID in Nova Scotia’s community health networks COVID in the community health networks Our table logs data from Nova Scotia’s official COVID-19 […]
