COVID-19: N.S. reports 70 new cases, East Cumberland Lodge outbreak grows – Halifax
Nova Scotia reported 70 new instances of COVID-19 over the past two days, as an outbreak of the illness in a long-term care facility continues to develop.
Officers say 44 new instances are within the central zone, 12 are within the northern zone, 9 instances are positioned within the western zone and 5 are within the japanese zone.
They are saying 4 extra residents and employees members on the East Cumberland Lodge in Pugwash, N.S., have examined constructive for COVID-19, for a complete of 26. Officers say that outbreak is tied to a faith-based gathering in late October.
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Seven colleges have been notified of COVID-19 exposures for the reason that authorities’s final official replace on Wednesday.
There have been 69 extra recoveries within the final two days, bringing the province’s lively reported case depend to 277
Ten persons are in hospital with the illness, together with one in intensive care.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Nov. 12, 2021.
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