Map of COVID-19 cases reported in Nova Scotia as of April 25, 2021. Legend here. THE COAST
Nova Scotia raises its infection record with 63 new cases April 25
Halifax stays in COVID-19 lockdown while the rest of the province gets more restrictions on Sunday.
Three days into the circuit breaker lockdown of Halifax and surrounding areas, this stupid disease s circuits don t seem broken at all. Sure, chief medical officer of health Robert Strang has been warning us that case numbers would probably keep rising even after human movement got curtailed, but it still sucks to see the virus setting records for growth.
The province is reporting 63 new cases of COVID-19 today, the highest one-day total Nova Scotia has ever had. Only one patient has recovered since yesterday, so the new infections drive the number of active cases up to 263.
Uniacke District School, Mount Uniacke.
In addition to the school closures in the Halifax area, one school in Truro has closed, as well as three in the Sydney area. Those schools are closed until later this week for deep cleaning and contract tracing.
Premier Iain Rankin said no students in Cape Breton have tested positive, and there s no evidence of community spread. But I want to assure all parents and teachers and staff and students that we are watching this very carefully. We ve added testing sites in the community, and we encourage everyone to get tested, including students, he said during Monday s briefing.
All N.S. schools, non-essential stores to close for 2 weeks as entire province locks down
Nova Scotia will enter a provincewide lockdown for two weeks starting tomorrow as a circuit-breaker measure to slow the spread of COVID-19, the premier and chief medical officer of health said Tuesday.
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Posted: Apr 27, 2021 10:28 AM AT | Last Updated: April 27
People line up for rapid COVID-19 testing at the Halifax Convention Centre on April 25, 2021, more than half an hour before doors opened at noon.(Carolyn Ray/CBC)
Nova Scotia will enter a provincewide lockdown for two weeks starting tomorrow as a circuit-breaker measure to slow the spread of COVID-19, the premier and chief medical officer of health said Tuesday.
Gathering Limit Lowered Outside Halifax, Fines Increase
April 25, 2021 - 5:52 PM
Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health for Nova Scotia, announced changes to reduce the spread of COVID-19 today, April 25, 2021.
The gathering limit outside of Halifax has been reduced to 10 people, whether indoors or outdoors. The gathering limit remains five in Halifax Regional Municipality as well as the entire communities of Hubbards, Milford, Lantz, Elmsdale, Enfield, Mount Uniacke, South Uniacke, Ecum Secum and Trafalgar.
People are also not to travel outside their local community unless it is for essential travel, such as work, school, child care or medical or legal appointments.
Restrictions Added Across Nova Scotia
April 26, 2021 - 3:18 PM
With a new record high number of COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia, tighter restrictions are returning in all areas of the province, Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, announced today, April 26.
“COVID does not respect municipal borders – and so, we need all Nova Scotians to act accordingly,” said Premier Rankin. “Please adhere to public health measures by staying close to, or at, home, avoid non-essential activities or travel, do not gather, wear a mask and get tested regularly. We’ll get through this together.”