The Covid Chronicle

“*** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release   12 New Hospital Admissions, Seven Discharges, One Death ——————————————————- Today, January 12, Nova Scotia is reporting 12 new hospital admissions and seven discharges. Nova Scotia is also reporting one death related to COVID-19. A woman in her 60s in Western Zone has died. “My heart goes out to another Nova...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 15 New Hospital Admissions, 16 Discharges, One Death —————————————————————- Today, January 11, Nova Scotia is reporting 15 new hospital admissions and 16 discharges. Nova Scotia is also reporting one death related to COVID-19. A man in his 80s in Central Zone has died. “I am so saddened to hear about another...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 29 New Hospital Admissions, Three Deaths —————————————————— Today, January 10, Nova Scotia is reporting 29 new hospital admissions and 19 discharges since the last update on January 7. Nova Scotia is also reporting three deaths related to COVID-19: — a man in his 60s in Eastern Zone — a man in...

**** CNS Media Release Applications Now Open for Sector Impact Support Program —————————————————- Businesses impacted by the latest public health restrictions in Nova Scotia can now apply for support through the Sector Impact Support Program. “This recent wave of the pandemic has been challenging for many businesses across our province, and with these public health...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 837 New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————– NOTE: Nova Scotia is issuing abbreviated COVID-19 news releases on weekends. The online dashboard will not be updated until Monday, January 10. —————————————————– Today, January 9, Nova Scotia is reporting 837 new cases of COVID-19. There are 541 cases in Central Zone, 133 cases in...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 1,145 New Cases of COVID-19 ——————————————————- NOTE: Nova Scotia is issuing abbreviated COVID-19 news releases on weekends. The online dashboard will not be updated until Monday, January 10. ——————————————————- Today, January 8, Nova Scotia is reporting 1,145 new cases of COVID-19. There are 598 cases in Central Zone, 240 cases in...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release One Death, 678 New Cases of COVID-19, Long-Term Care Outbreaks, Hospital Outbreaks, State of Emergency Renewed —————————————————————- NOTE: Nova Scotia will issue abbreviated COVID-19 news releases on January 8 and 9. The online dashboard will not be updated again until Monday, January 10. —————————————————————- Today, January 7, Nova Scotia is reporting...

**** NSHA Media Release Nova Scotia Health Vaccine Outreach Clinics offering drop-in Pfizer vaccines across the province next week Nova Scotia Health’s COVID-19 vaccine outreach clinics will be offering drop-in vaccines (Pfizer) in Central, Eastern, Northern and Western zones to help support vaccine accessibility. COVID-19 vaccine clinics for various​ brackets (anyone aged 5+,​ just for kids 5-11,​ aged 12+) are...

**** RCMP Media Release Nova Scotia RCMP update on operations amidst COVID-19   The Nova Scotia RCMP continues to work closely with the Province of Nova Scotia and our policing partners in response to the pandemic to ensure the public and our employees are as protected as possible and we continue to provide policing services...

**** NSHA Media Release Change to reporting of public exposure locations by Public Health Public Health has changed its approach to manage a significant increase in COVID-19 activity across the province. Efforts and resources are focused on protecting the most vulnerable Nova Scotians and those in high-risk settings including long-term care, hospitals, shelters and transition...