Map of COVID-19 cases reported in Nova Scotia as of April 23, 2021. Legend here. THE COAST 44 new cases as the Halifax lockdown starts April 23 School cases, more variants and a nursing home infection give Friday the air of disaster. The last time the province implemented a "circuit breaker" lockdown was in February. Over a few days case numbers crept upward and then spiked—all the way up to 10 new cases in a single day! Newly elected premier Iain Rankin and chief medical officer of health Robert Strang took fast and decisive action, immediately imposing a batch of restrictions on Halifax Regional Municipality for a month.