394 New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 394 New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————- NOTE: Nova Scotia will be issuing an abbreviated COVID-19 news release on Saturday, December 18, and Sunday, December 19. The online dashboard will not be updated until Monday, December 20. —————————————————————- Today, December 17, Nova Scotia is reporting 394 new cases of COVID-19. There are...
Updates to previously issued notifications plus NEW potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in Central, Eastern and Northern Zones, and one flight
**** NSHA Media Release Updates to previously issued notifications plus NEW potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in Central, Eastern and Northern Zones, and one flight Updates to previously issued notifications plus new potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in Central, Eastern and Northern Zones, and on one flight. In addition to media releases, all potential...
287 New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 287 New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————– Today, December 16, Nova Scotia is reporting 287 new cases of COVID-19. There are 191 cases in Central Zone, 57 cases in Eastern Zone, 24 cases in Northern Zone and 15 cases in Western Zone. Due to delays with data entry into Panorama (public health’s...
Response to COVID-19: Update on municipal service level impacts
**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Update on municipal service level impacts The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. The municipal service level adjustments below are as a result of the ongoing impacts of the pandemic as well as new public health guidelines that go into...
Updates to previously issued notifications plus NEW potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in Eastern and Central Zones, and on Halifax Transit routes and one flight
**** NSHA Media Release Updates to previously issued notifications plus NEW potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in Eastern and Central Zones, and on Halifax Transit routes and one flight Updates to previously issued notification plus new potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in Central and Eastern Zones, and on Halifax Transit routes and one...
Hammonds Plains Consolidated to Move to At-Home Learning Due to COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Hammonds Plains Consolidated to Move to At-Home Learning Due to COVID-19 —————————————————————- Based on a recommendation from public health, Hammonds Plains Consolidated in Hammonds Plains will close to students and move to at-home learning to contain the spread of COVID-19. The school will be closed on Thursday, December 16, and will...
Public Health notifying positive COVID-19 cases by text, advising to notify close contacts
**** NSHA Media Release Public Health notifying positive COVID-19 cases by text, advising to notify close contacts The significant surge in COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia has resulted in a backlog in Public Health contacting positive cases and close contacts. Nova Scotia Public Health has begun contacting positive COVID-19 cases by text message when that...
Public School Holiday Break Begins Early for Most Students; Learning Centres Remain Open
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Public School Holiday Break Begins Early for Most Students; Learning Centres Remain Open —————————————————————————————————– Most public school students will start their holiday break after classes end Friday, December 17. All staff will report to work as usual next week unless they are required to isolate for public health reasons. The start...
Update to Provincewide Restrictions
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Update to Provincewide Restrictions ——————————————————————————————————————— Further decisions on COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions have been made to help keep Nova Scotians safe during this time of relatively high cases and the presence of the Omicron variant. Updates to the restrictions announced on December 13 are: — masks are required indoors at public schools...
178 New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 178 New Cases of COVID-19 ———————————————————————————————————– Today, December 15, Nova Scotia is reporting 178 new cases of COVID-19. There are 113 cases in Central Zone, 55 cases in Eastern Zone, five cases in Northern Zone and five cases in Western Zone. Due to delays with data entry into Panorama (public health’s...