For the third day in a row, Nova Scotia is reporting only one new case of COVID-19, and only one long-term care facility now has active cases of the virus.
Nova Scotia has seen a significant drop in the number of cases during the month of May, with cases in the single digits being reported since May 5.To date, Nova Scotia has 38,458 negative test results, 1,051 positive COVID-19 test results and 58 deaths. The province didn’t report any additional deaths on Monday.Of the 1,051 confirmed cases, the province says 974 people have now recovered from COVID-19 and their cases are considered resolved.
This leaves 19 active cases in Nova Scotia. Sixteen of those cases are connected to Halifax’s Northwood long-term care home, which currently has 12 residents and four staff members with active cases of COVID-19. Northwood is now the only long-term care facility in Nova Scotia with active cases of COVID-19, as a resident at a second facility has now recovered from the virus.
This leaves only three active cases outside of Northwood, which has seen the most significant outbreak of COVID-19 in the province.involving 246 residents and 97 employees, though 182 residents and 93 employees have now recovered from the virus.The province’s confirmed cases range in age from under 10 to over 90.The latest case was confirmed in the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s central zone, which contains the Halifax Regional Municipality and has seen the most significant number of cases.
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