Jump to sections in this article: Today’s numbers Vaccination Testing Premier Tim Houston and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang hosted a COVID briefing today that was more disjointed than informative, more befuddling than calming. I don’t say that lightly. Nearly two years into the pandemic, Strang must be exhausted. And the Omicron […]
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1 new COVID death, 73 hospitalized, 415 new cases reported in Nova Scotia on Jan. 18
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Another Nova Scotians has died from COVID-19. The deceased is a woman in her 80s who lived in Nova Scotia Health’s Eastern Zone. She is the 122nd Nova Scotia to die from COVID. There are now now 73 people in hospital who were admitted because of […]
Nova Scotia COVID report, Jan. 17: 4 new deaths, 73 hospitalized, 495 new cases
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Four more Nova Scotians have died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of COVID deaths in the province to 121. The deceased are: • a man in his 40s who lived in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone • a man is his 70s who lived in […]
Dr. Strang’s gamble: in-person classes resume in Nova Scotia
Morning File, Monday, January 17, 2022
News 1. COVID and schools In-person classes start in Nova Scotia schools today, and many people are understandably anxious. Daily case counts are still high, but have perhaps plateaued, although no one really knows how many cases there are. Hospitalizations increased to 68 in hospital yesterday because of COVID, and there are about another 200 […]
Nova Scotia COVID report, Jan. 16: 68 hospitalized, 696 new cases
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Nova Scotia is reporting today that there are 68 people in hospital who were admitted because of COVID symptoms, 10 of whom are in ICU. Those 68 range in age from 0 (one is a child under 5) to 100 years old, and the average age […]
Nova Scotia COVID report, Jan. 15: 58 hospitalized, 627 new cases
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Nova Scotia is reporting today that there are 58 people in hospital who were admitted because of COVID symptoms, 10 of whom are in ICU. Those 58 range in age from 0 (one is a child under 5) to 100 years old, and the average age […]
Nova Scotia COVID report, Jan. 14: weekly recap, 57 hospitalized, 891 new cases
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing There are now now 57 people in hospital who were admitted because of COVID symptoms, 10 of whom are in ICU. Those 57 range in age from 0 (one is a child under 5) to100 years old, and the average age is 65. Additionally, there are: […]
Cops seized 11 firearms, hundreds of boxes of ammunition, and more than $130,000 in cash from Frank Eckhardt
The RCMP have seized 11 firearms, hundreds of boxes of ammunition, and more than $130,000 in cash from Frank Eckhardt, the survivalist and right-wing extremist whose company assists German-speaking “new settlers” moving to Cape Breton. The weapons, ammo, and cash were seized as a search warrant was executed at Eckhardt’s Grand River residence on December […]
Nova Scotia COVID report, Jan. 13: 59 hospitalized, 542 new cases
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing There are now now 59 people in hospital who were admitted because of COVID symptoms, seven of whom are in ICU. Additionally, there are: • 46 people admitted to hospital for other reasons but who tested positive for COVID during the admissions screening or who were […]
Health care workers are facing their toughest pandemic challenge yet; let’s give them the financial support they deserve
Morning File, Thursday, January 13, 2022
News 1. Health care workers Remember when, early in the pandemic, people would bang pots and pans and otherwise make a lot of noise at 7pm every day in order to show support for health care workers? It was truly a sign of community support for the people putting their very lives on the line […]
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