COVID-19: NS Reports 2 Deaths, 59 New Cases in Past Three Days – Halifax | The Canadian News

Nova Scotia reported two COVID-19-related deaths and 59 new cases in the past three days.

In a statement Monday, the province said one of the deaths is a man in his 60s who was a resident of the East Cumberland Lodge long-term care home in Pugwash.

The other death is of a man in his 70s in the West Zone; you were not a resident of a long-term care home.

Of the new cases, there are 38 cases in the North Zone and 21 cases in the Central Zone.

“There is a new cluster of cases in a community located in the North Zone and there is also evidence of limited community outreach in Halifax and parts of northern Nova Scotia,” the province said.

There are no new cases at East Cumberland Lodge. A total of 32 residents and 11 staff members in the home tested positive and four of the infected residents died.

As of Monday, Nova Scotia has 171 active cases of COVID-19. Of them, 13 people are in the hospital, including four in the ICU.

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Nova Scotia Health Authority laboratories completed 3,686 tests on November 26; 2,476 tests on November 27; and 2,589 tests on November 28.

During the past three days, nine schools were also notified of an exposure to COVID-19 at their school. A list of schools with exhibitions is included available online.

As of Sunday, 1,632,289 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Of these, 789,898 Nova Scotians have received their second dose and 18,800 eligible Nova Scotians have received a third dose.

Since August 1, there have been 2,331 positive COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths. There are 2,145 resolved cases.