Nova Scotia is reporting two deaths related to COVID-19 after two men in their 70s passed away in the Halifax region (Central Zone).
There have now been 76 COVID-19 related deaths in Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia is also reporting 84 new cases of COVID-19 and 197 recoveries.
There are 66 cases in Central Zone, 11 in Eastern Zone, six in Northern Zone and one in Western Zone.
One case in Central Zone is a staff member of Melville Lodge, a nursing home in Halifax. At the direction of public health and as an added precaution, residents and staff from the affected unit are being tested. Most residents have been fully vaccinated with two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
There is community spread in Halifax and in Sydney. There are some areas of concern, particularly in Bridgewater, New Minas and Kentville.
Nova Scotia has 1,028 active cases of COVID-19. There are 84 people in hospital, including 21 in ICU. The median age of people hospitalized in the third wave is 55 for non-ICU, and 59 for people in intensive care.
As of Thursday, roughly 483,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. with nearly 41,000 Nova having received their second dose.
