Dr. Robert Strang; courtesy of Communications NS
Thirty-eight new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia on Thursday.
Thirty-three cases are in Central Zone. Two are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada and two are related to travel outside of Canada. Nineteen are close contacts of previously reported cases.
Ten are under investigation, two of which were identified Wednesday at Bell Park Academic Centre in Lake Echo and Shannon Park Elementary in Dartmouth.
Three cases are in Eastern Zone and are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada.
One case is in Northern Zone and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada.
One case is in Western Zone and is related to travel outside of Canada.
One of today’s cases is a confirmed UK variant case and is related to travel.
There have been 66 cases of the UK variant, 12 cases of the South African variant, and one case of the Brazil variant identified in Nova Scotia.
As of today, Nova Scotia has 111 active cases of COVID-19.
Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 5,879 Nova Scotia tests on April 21.
As of April 21, 247,312 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Of those, 34,144 Nova Scotians have received their second dose.
