It has now been a week since Nova Scotia reported a new case of the novel coronavirus in the province.
Nova Scotia said on Wednesday that it did not identify any new cases on Tuesday and that there remains only a single active case of COVID-19 in the province.
That means 1,003 people are considered to have recovered from the disease.
The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 582 coronavirus tests on July 21 and is operating 24 hours a day, according to the government.
There are no licensed long-term care homes in Nova Scotia with active cases of COVID-19.
The last reported case was detected on July 15.
On Wednesday, health officials told Global News that they have identified a small number of close contacts to the individual identified on July 15.
However, they “have not yet been able to determine the source of the infection.”
The case remains under investigation, officials said.
To date, Nova Scotia has reported 60,702 negative test results, 1,067 COVID-19 cases and 63 deaths.
There are no individuals in hospital as a result of the virus.
Individuals with the virus have ranged in age from under 10 to over 90.
Nova Scotians are still encouraged to visit the 811 website if they have two or more of the following symptoms:
- Fever (including chills, sweats)
- Cough or worsening of a previous cough
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Shortness of breath
- Muscle aches
- Sneezing
- Nasal congestion/runny nose
- Hoarse voice
- Diarrhea
- Unusual fatigue
- Loss of sense of smell or taste
- Red, purple or blueish lesions on the feet, toes or fingers without a clear cause
The Atlantic travel bubble remains operational.
The bubble permits interprovincial travel between Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador without self-isolation.
However, restrictions will be in place. You can learn what you need to do ahead of time for each province here.