Nova Scotia reports four new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday

The other two cases relate to travel outside the Atlantic Canada. One is a student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, who lives off campus.

The case of the Eastern Health Zone is a student at Cape Breton University in Sydney, who lived off campus and traveled outside the area. The case was reported on Friday, but was not included in the official case count until Saturday.

All new cases are self-isolating.

There are 30 active cases of COVID-19 in the state, down 2 from Friday. No one has been hospitalized for the virus.

The Nova Scotia Institute of Health conducted 2,293 Nova Scotia tests on Friday.

According to a statement from the state, Prime Minister Stephen McNeill commends students for “following health protocols.”

“We see young people in college taking quarantine requirements seriously and would like to thank them for protecting the health of others in their school community,” he said. I did.

The state to students returning from outside Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, or PEI Book a COVID-19 test On day 6, 7, or 8 of quarantine, with or without symptoms.

Students experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should complete their self-assessment online or call 811. Even if the test result is negative, the student must complete the 14-day quarantine period.

Dr. Robert Strang, Chief Health Officer of Nova Scotia, said the low numbers are encouraging but warn of complacency.

“This is good news, but we need to remember that COVID-19 is still in our community and we all need to play our part to prevent its spread,” he said. Mentioned in the release.

Decrease in vaccine supply

At a press conference on Friday, the Prime Minister said he would refrain from taking a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine until Nova Scotia was guaranteed an uninterrupted supply.

McNeil said he understood people’s concerns about deployment, but emphasized the importance of safely and effectively transferring vaccines throughout the state.

He said the state had given the vaccine 7,600 times at the end of Thursday. This included 2,200 front-line health care workers who received the second dose.

Dr. Robert Strang, director of state health, said the state had been vaccinated with 13,000 doses by Thursday. Most of that supply has been or is scheduled for a second dose.

Pfizer recently said Temporarily reduce vaccine shipments to Canada.. Pharmaceutical giants have suspended several production lines at their Belgian facility to expand their long-term production capacity.

A Nova Scotia Health spokesperson said in an email that he was informed that he needed to reduce his Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine dose weekly for a month.

“We have a solid process in place to control the increase or decrease in vaccine supply. We can adjust the clinic to the amount of vaccine we receive,” said the email.

Required test for rotation workers

Required test for rotation workers It came into effect on Friday. Workers must take the exam again within two days of returning to Nova Scotia and about a week later.

If a rotation worker does not take the test, he will be fined $ 1,000. Regardless of the test results, you must complete the corrected self-quarantine for 14 days.

A A mobile health unit has been installed in Trulo , NS, Thursday in response to an increase in the number of potential exposures in the area last week.A complete list of exposures in the state can be found here..

On Friday, Nova Scotia Health said the unit would be expanded for an additional four days of testing. Drop-in tests are available Saturday from 9:30 am to 5 pm at the NSCC Trulo Campus and Sunday to Tuesday from 9:30 am to 5 pm at the Best Western Glen Garry Convention Center.

Atlantic Canada Case Number

• New Brunswick We reported 27 new cases on Saturday and there are 267 active cases. Three people have been hospitalized for the virus.

• Newfoundland and Labrador No new cases were reported on Saturday. There are five active cases in the state. One is hospitalized for the virus.

• PEI We reported one new case and eight active cases on Thursday.

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