Coronavirus: No new cases reported as Nova Scotia active case total drops to 3

Nova Scotia reported no new case of COVID-19 on Saturday, with the total number of cases in the province remaining at 1,061.

An initial press release said there was one new case but a correction issued a few hours later said that was a false positive and that there are no active cases in licensed long-term care homes in Nova Scotia.

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The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 854 tests on Friday and is operating 24-hours.

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To date, the province said Nova Scotia has 48,384 negative test results, 1,061 positive COVID-19 cases, 62 deaths, and three active COVID-19 cases.

Cases range in age from under 10 to over 90. Two individuals are currently in hospital, one of those in ICU.

Nine-hundred and ninety-six cases are now resolved.

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“It remains important for Nova Scotians to strictly adhere to the public health order and directives — practise good hand washing and other hygiene steps, maintain a physical distance of two metres or six feet from those not in your household or family household bubble,” the province said in a statement.

“And limit planned gatherings of people outside your household or family household bubble to no more than 10.”