Nova Scotia
With 24 new cases announced on Wednesday, the province’s active case count is 187.
The new cases increase the active number of cases in the province to 187
CBC news · Posted on Oct 13, 2021 11:36 AM | Last updated: October 14th
A stack of stickers that read “I got my COVID-19 vaccine” rests on a table. Nova Scotia announced 24 new cases of the virus on Wednesday. (Robert Kurz / CBC)
Nova Scotia reported 24 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the active case count to 187.
All but one of the new cases are in the central health zone and the other in the western zone.
There are currently 16 people in hospital with the virus, two of them in intensive care.
By Wednesday, 76.4 percent of Nova Scotia were fully vaccinated.
Labs processed 2,034 tests on Tuesday.
Five schools in the province were notified of an exposure on Tuesday. The state maintains a list of exposures in schools here.
COVID-19 case numbers in Atlantic Canada
- New Brunswick reported 82 new cases on Wednesday. The province has 1,074 active cases and 27 people in intensive care.
- Newfoundland and Labrador reported four new cases on Wednesday. The province has 62 active cases and 10 people are hospitalized.
- Prince Edward Island reported three new cases for seven active cases on Monday.