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HALIFAX Nova Scotia health officials are reporting 121 new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the province s total number of active cases to 1,655. In a release, N.S. health officials say 94 of Monday s new cases are located in the province s Central zone. Sixteen new cases were identified in the Eastern zone, six new cases are being reported in the Western zone, and five new cases in the Northern zone. The province is no longer including an exposure category (travel, close contact, etc.), citing increased investigations. Health officials say there is evidence of community spread in Nova Scotia s Central zone. Public Health says the province’s other zones, Eastern, Northern, and Western, are being monitored for signs of community spread.
Nova Scotia s provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
HALIFAX – Raised on a farm in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County, Donald Cameron’s rural roots were a source of pride for a man who in 1991 would become the province’s 22nd premier and an advocate for fairness and social justice.
An avowed deficit-fighter who pledged to rid the province of patronage, Cameron died Monday at the age of 74. A cause of death was not disclosed.
“He was ahead of his time,” former prime minister Brian Mulroney said in an interview Monday. “He took decisive action in areas that cemented Nova Scotia’s reputation as a social leader among Canadian provinces.”
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is calling for a national emergency response to the COVID-19 crisis unfolding in Ontario and other provinces.
“We are at a critical juncture where a true national approach to combatting COVID-19 will make the difference between more or less lives saved,” said CMA President Dr. Ann Collins. “This country must come together to help support provinces most severely impacted.”
On April 15, the number of new SARS-CoV-2 infections in Canada surged past 9500, setting a new single-day record. Nearly half of those cases came from Ontario, which reported a record 4736 new infections. The province recently predicted that number could escalate to more than 30 000 a day by May.