Posted: Apr 23, 2021 1:13 PM AT | Last Updated: April 23 People line up for COVID-19 testing in downtown Halifax on April 23, 2021.(Paul Legere/Radio-Canada) Nova Scotia reported 44 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the province's total known active caseload to 150. Thirty-three of the new cases are in the central zone, five of which were identified Thursday at schools. Those schools are Dartmouth South Academy in Dartmouth, Ross Road School in Westphal, Holland Road Elementary in Fletchers Lake, St. Catherine's Elementary in Halifax and St. Joseph's-Alexander McKay Elementary in Halifax. Five of the cases are in the eastern zone, four are in the western zone and two are in the northern zone.