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 […]
Nova Scotia COVID report, Jan. 12: one new COVID death, 60 hospitalized, 837 new cases, hospital workers stressed
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Another person has died from COVID in Nova Scotia — a woman in her 60s who lived in Nova Scotia Health’s Western Zone. She is the fifth Nova Scotian to die from COVID this week, and the 117th since the start of the pandemic. There are […]
Another man has died from COVID-19 in Nova Scotia; 58 hospitalized because of COVID, 616 new cases
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Another person has from COVID-19 in Nova Scotia — a man in his 80s who lived in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone. Through the pandemic, 116 Nova Scotians have died from COVID-19. Yesterday, 15 people were newly admitted to hospital because of COVID, and 16 who […]
A former cop, now a preacher, is accused of sexually assaulting a young girl, but other media outlets are ignoring the story
Morning File, Tuesday, January 11, 2022
News 1. Three men die from COVID Yesterday, the province reported that three men had died from COVID over the weekend. While genetic sequencing has yet to be completed, all three — one in his 60s, one in his 70s, one in his 80s — contracted the disease during the Omicron outbreak. Their deaths are […]
Three Nova Scotian men have died from COVID-19; 59 people now hospitalized with the disease
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories Three Nova Scotian men have died from COVID-19. One of the deceased was in his 60s and lived in Nova Scotia Health’s Eastern Zone; the second was in his 70s and lived in the Northern Zone; the third was in his 80s and lived […]
837 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Sunday, Jan. 9
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 837 new cases of COVID-19 today, Sunday, Jan. 9. The new cases are people who received a positive PCR test result from a Nova Scotia Health lab; it does not include people who tested positive using a take-home rapid (antigen) […]
1,145 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Saturday, Jan. 8
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 1,145 new cases of COVID-19 today, Satruday, Jan. 8. The new cases are people who received a positive PCR test result from a Nova Scotia Health lab; it does not include people who tested positive using a take-home rapid (antigen) […]
Nova Scotia COVID-19 update, Jan. 7: one new death, 144 people are in hospital with the disease, jail outbreak grows, 678 new cases
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories A woman in her 80s who lived in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone has died from COVID. She is the 112th Nova Scotian to die from the disease. It is not yet known for certain that she had the Omicron variant, but she […]
Nova Scotia announces 745 new cases of COVID-19 and 48 in hospital on Thursday, Jan. 6
Jump to sections in this article: Overview of today’s cases Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 745 new cases of COVID-19 today, Wednesday, Jan. 5. The new cases are people who received a positive PCR test result from a Nova Scotia Health lab; it does not include people who tested positive using a […]
In-person classes delayed one week in Nova Scotia; changes to isolation requirements; today’s new case count is 842
Jump to sections in this article: Back to school Change in restrictions Overview of today’s cases Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia schools will go to online learning next, with a return to in-person classes on Monday, Jan. 17. This is a shift from plans announced just last week that would’ve seen schools open […]