Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia goes six days without a new COVID-19 case

There are no new cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia for the sixth day in a row. The province completed 935 tests on Saturday.

The province is now counting 1 active case of the virus

Nova Scotia is reporting no new COVID-19 cases for a sixth straight day Sunday. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the province for the sixth day in a row.

The Nova Scotia Health labs completed 935 tests on Saturday, with none positive.

The province is now counting one active case.

However, on Friday, the government said it was managing and investigating a case of COVID-19 that had entered Nova Scotia, but was identified in another province. The province is not including that case in its tally of active cases

To date, Nova Scotia has had 1,086 positive COVID-19 cases and 83,134 negative tests.

There have been 65 deaths, and no one is in hospital related to the virus.

The latest numbers from around the Atlantic bubble are:

  • New Brunswick reported no new cases and has two active cases Sunday.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador reported no new cases Sunday and has two active cases.
  • P.E.I. reported no new cases and eight active cases as of Friday.

Symptoms

Anyone with one of the following symptoms of COVID-19 should go to this website to see if they should call 811 for further assessment:

  • Fever.
  • Cough or worsening of a previous cough.

Anyone with two or more of the following symptoms is also asked to visit the 811 website:

  • Sore throat.
  • Headache.
  • Shortness of breath.
  • Runny nose.