Nova Scotia Buzz
Today, Nova Scotia is announcing 70 new cases of COVID-19 and 69 recoveries since the last update was provided on November 10. The province has 277 active cases of COVID-19. Ten people with COVID-19 are admitted to hospital, including one in ICU.
There are 44 cases being reported today in Central Zone, 12 cases in Northern Zone, nine cases in Western Zone and five cases in Eastern Zone.
The Province says there is community spread in Northern and Western zones. It is mainly related to ongoing transmission from a faith-based gathering that occurred in late October.
There is secondary transmission to other faith-based gatherings, workplaces and to East Cumberland Lodge, a long-term care home in Pugwash where two more staff members have tested positive. A total of 22 residents and four staff members have now tested positive.
Over the past two days, seven schools were notified of an exposure(s) at their school. A list of schools with exposures is available online.
Weekly Statistics
There have been 101 cases of COVID-19 with an episode date between November 4 and November 9. Of those:
- 45 (44.6 per cent) were fully vaccinated
- 9 (8.9 per cent) were partially vaccinated
- 47 (46.5 per cent) were unvaccinated
There have been 6,067 cases from March 15 to November 9. Of those:
- 489 (8.1 per cent) were fully vaccinated
- 391 (6.4 per cent) were partially vaccinated
- 5,187 (85.5 per cent) were unvaccinated
There were 314 people hospitalized. Of those:
- 17 (5.4 per cent) were fully vaccinated
- 32 (10.2 per cent) were partially vaccinated
- 265 (84.4 per cent) were unvaccinated
Thirty-six people died. Of those:
- 5 (13.9 per cent) were fully vaccinated
- 3 (8.3 per cent) were partially vaccinated
- 28 (77.8 per cent) were unvaccinated
