Covid-19 NS

• COVID-19: Nova Scotia reports 10 deaths, 56 new hospitalizations in weekly update

  During the seven-day period ending Sept. 26, there were also 991 new positive PCR tests, an increase from the 893 reported last week.

  Health

  Sep 29, 2022
  
• Physician assistants say they could help ease pressure on N.S. health system

  As of April 1, there were 88,300 Nova Scotians on the province's primary care wait-list, a record high. In March 2022, there were 27,000 Nova Scotians waiting for surgery,.

  Canada

  May 5, 2022
  
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• COVID-19: N.S. health workers ‘overwhelmed’ as hospitals reach capacity, staff off sick

  Though the province's officials are encouraging Nova Scotians to "get back out there," Nova Scotia Health says it is facing "significant challenges.”

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2022
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• COVID-19: N.S. Black community, officials say more race-based data needed on pandemic

  Community leaders say long-standing inequities in education, housing and employment in Nova Scotia's Black communities have been amplified by COVID-19,

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2022
• COVID-19: Nova Scotia reports 85 active COVID-19 hospitalizations

  Nova Scotia Health Authority labs completed 3,063 tests Saturday and identified 503 new cases. The majority of the new cases are in Central Zone.

  Health

  Jan 23, 2022
• Nova Scotia issues eight week grace period for its vaccine mandate in public sector

  Any worker who is partially vaccinated by Nov. 15 and who intends to get a second dose will have another eight weeks to get one.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2021
• COVID-19: Nova Scotia reports 7 new cases, active total now at 60

  The seven cases are in Central Zone. Four are related to travel and three are close contacts of previously reported cases.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2021
• COVID-19: N.S. reporting no new cases for 2nd day in a row

  There are now 22 active cases in the province. Of those, two people are in hospital, including one in ICU.

  Health

  Jul 15, 2021
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• ‘People need to understand their actions matter’: Frontline workers urge people to follow public health restrictions

  "You don’t have to be disobeying the rules to be a carrier at this point. There’s a lot of virus around."

  Health

  May 2, 2021
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• N.S. reports 133 new COVID-19 cases, growing number of hospitalizations

  There are currently 822 active cases in the province.

  Health

  May 2, 2021