Nova Scotia is reporting 25 news cases and one death related to COVID-19.
The woman who passed away is in her 70s in Central Zone.
Most of the new cases are in the Halifax region, two cases in Western Zone, two cases in Northern Zone, and one case in Eastern Zone.
There is community spread in HRM, primarily among people aged 20 to 40 who are unvaccinated and participating in social activities.
On October 5, four schools were notified of an exposure(s) at their school. A list of schools with exposures is available online: https://backtoschool.ednet.ns.ca/school-exposures
Nova Scotia has 254 active cases of COVID-19. Of those, 15 people are in hospital, including five in ICU.
