Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting 111 new COVID-19 cases and 76 recoveries since Friday, as the number of active cases rises to 255.
Thirty-one new cases were identified in the province's Central zone.Nine new cases were identified in the province's Eastern zone.
Nova Scotia Health is confirming an outbreak at the East Cumberland Lodge long-term care home in Pugwash, after four residents and one staff member tested positive. One resident has been taken to hospital. “It is important to note that an exposure associated with a school does not mean there is spread within the school or that the initial case was first exposed to the virus in the school. As always, all staff, parents and guardians are notified of exposures if a positive case was at the school while infectious,” said N.S. Health in a release.Nova Scotia Health Authority's labs completed 2,379 tests on Nov. 5; 3,302 tests on Nov. 6; and 2,068 tests on Nov. 7.
There are cases confirmed across the province, but most have been identified in the Central zone, which contains the Halifax Regional Municipality.
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