2 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Saturday, March 20

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Two new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Saturday, March 2o). Both cases are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone; one is a close contacts of a previously announced case, and the other is still under investigation.

Of the new cases, one is a woman or girl aged 19 or younger, and the other is a woman aged 40-59. Both new cases are in the Dartmouth Community Health Network.

There are 17 known active cases in the province. No one is in hospital with the disease.

The active cases are distributed as follows:

• 3 in the Halifax Peninsula/Chebucto Community Health Network in the Central Zone
• 6 in the Dartmouth/Southeastern Community Health Network in the Central Zone
• 2 in the Bedford/Sackville Community Health Network in the Central Zone
• 6 in the Annapolis and Kings Community Health Network in the Western Zone

Nova Scotia Health labs completed exactly 2,000 tests yesterday.

Pop-up testing has been scheduled for the following locations:

Saturday, Glasgow Square Theatre, New Glasgow, 9:30am-5pm
Saturday: Dalhousie University Goldberg Building, 11am-6pm
Sunday: Halifax Convention Centre, noon-5pm
Sunday: Liverpool Legion, noon-7pm
Monday: Liverpool Legion, 9:30m-4:30pm
Monday: Halifax Convention Centre, noon-6pm

You can also get tested at the Nova Scotia Health labs by going here.

Vaccine numbers aren’t provided on the weekend.

People who are 80 or over can book a vaccine appointment here.

People who are 60 to 64 years old can book an appointment to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine here; those deciding to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine will not be eligible to get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.

Here are the new daily cases and seven-day rolling average (today at 2.1) since the start of the second wave (Oct. 1):

And here is the active caseload for the second wave:

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