Two residents of the Northwood long-term care home in the Halifax Regional Municipality have passed away, increasing the province’s death toll to 12.
Health officials identified 35 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing Nova Scotia’s total to 772. There are cases at 10 licensed long-term care homes and unlicensed seniors’ facilities in Nova Scotia involving 148 residents and 65 staff members.
Ten patients are currently in hospital, including three in intensive care, while 330 people have recovered from the virus. To date, Nova Scotia has seen 22,993 negative test results.