COVID Death Toll Reaches 22, All Seniors

Nova Scotia now has twenty-two COVID deaths as six more seniors died yesterday from complications. The province also reported fifteen new positive tests.

Five deaths occurred at the Northwood long-term care home in Halifax. A man in his 80s with underlying medical conditions died in the Western Zone. He was not a resident of a long-term care home.

Premier Stephen McNeil says, “Our province is experiencing a tremendous amount of pain right now. We stand together to grieve those who have died and to support those who are in mourning.”

With the fifteen cases revealed yesterday, Nova Scotia now has 865 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Reminding everyone of the importance of maintaining the public health measures, Dr. Robert Strang says, “Let’s be able to look back and know we did everything we could to stop this virus from hurting any more of our fellow Nova Scotians.”

The QEII microbiology lab completed 965 tests yesterday. Nova Scotia has conducted more COVID-19 tests per capita than any other province.

Ten licensed long-term care homes and unlicensed seniors' facilities in Nova Scotia have cases of COVID-19, involving 191 residents and 90 staff. 

To date, Nova Scotia has 25,119 negative test results, 865 positive COVID-19 test results and 22 deaths. 

Confirmed cases continue to range in age from under 10 to over 90.

Eleven individuals are currently in hospital, three of those in ICU. Four hundred and twelve individuals have now recovered and their cases of COVID-19 are considered resolved. 

Cases have been identified in all parts of the province. A map and graphic presentation of the case data is available at https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/data.

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