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For the second day in a row, Nova Scotia is reporting zero new cases of COVID-19 today (Saturday, Feb. 6).

There are now just 7 known active cases in the province. One person is in hospital with the disease, and that person is in ICU.

The active cases are distributed as follows:

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

Nova Scotia Health labs conducted 1,353 tests yesterday.

Here are the new daily cases and seven-day rolling average (today at 0.6) since the start of the second wave (Oct. 1):

And here is the active caseload for the second wave:


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