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COVID-19: Nova Scotia reports 11 new cases, active total hits 78

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Nova Scotia reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 and six recoveries on Friday.

Ten of the cases are in Central Zone. Two are close contacts of previously reported cases. Three are related to travel. Five are under investigation.

One case is in Eastern Zone and is related to travel, the province said in a release.

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As of Friday, Nova Scotia has 78 active cases of COVID-19. Of those, one person is in a hospital COVID-19 unit.

Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 3,364 tests Thursday.

There were 2,838 tests administered between Sept. 3 and Sept. 9 at the rapid-testing pop-up sites in Halifax and Dartmouth.

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As of Thursday, 1,464,075 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Of those, 701,708 Nova Scotians have received their second dose.

Since April 1, there have been 4,375 positive COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths. There are 4,269 resolved cases.

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