Nova Scotia reported four new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. With 11 previously reported cases now considered resolved, the number of active cases in the province has dropped from 71 to 64.
Nova Scotia Health says one of the new cases is located in the province’s Eastern Zone and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person has been self-isolating as required.
The other three new cases are located in the Central Zone. One is a close contact of a previously reported case while another case is under investigation.
The third case is connected to Tallahassee Community School, a pre-primary to Grade 3 school in Eastern Passage, N.S.
Nova Scotia Health says the person was not in school Thursday and is self-isolating. The school will close to allow for a deep-cleaning, testing and contact-tracing, and is expected to reopen to students on Wednesday.
Students will learn from home during the closure and families of the school will receive an update on Tuesday.
Nova Scotia Health says anyone who is a close contact will be notified, tested and asked to self-isolate for 14 days.
“Seeing lower case numbers is good news, but it does not mean we can let our guard down,” said Premier Stephen McNeil in a news release. “We know how fast this virus can move. We have worked so hard to contain it – let’s not falter as we get closer to the vaccine being available. We need to continue to be kind to one another, support one another and recognize that when we follow public health protocols, we are actually protecting each other.”
“Today marks the sixth consecutive day where our case numbers are below 10,” said Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health. “Just because our case numbers are low does not mean we can become complacent. I am urging Nova Scotians to continue to follow all the public health measures.”
CASE BREAKDOWN
Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 1,788 Nova Scotia tests on Wednesday.
Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia has conducted 81,706 tests and confirmed 304 positive COVID-19 cases. Of those, 240 cases are considered resolved, leaving 64 active cases. No one has died during the second wave. Cases during the second wave range in age from under 10 to over 80.
Since the start of the pandemic, Nova Scotia has completed 204,884 tests, and reported a total of 1,393 cases of COVID-19. Of those, 1,264 cases are now considered resolved and 65 people have died as a result of the novel coronavirus.
The province’s confirmed cases range in age from under 10 to over 90.
Fifty-seven per cent of cases are female and 43 per cent are male.
There are cases confirmed across the province, but most have been identified in the Central Zone, which contains the Halifax Regional Municipality.
The provincial government says cumulative cases by zone may change as data is updated in Panorama, the province’s electronic information system.
The numbers reflect where a person lives and not where their sample was collected.
Western Zone: 68 cases
Central Zone: 1,176 cases
Northern Zone: 87 cases
Eastern Zone: 60 cases
The provincial state of emergency, which was first declared on March 22, has been extended to Dec. 13.
