COVID-19 on Saturday as Public Health works to clear a backlog of tens of thousands of tests.The previous record of single-day cases was on Tuesday, when 96 cases were reported.“We’re making progress with the lab and data-entry backlog but we will continue to see high case numbers for a few days,” said Dr.

Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, in a release.“We are in a serious place right now and every Nova Scotian needs to be vigilant, stay home, and make the new public health measures a way of life for the next while.”Out of the new cases, 129 are in the province’s central health zone, 17 are in the eastern health zone and two are in the western health zone.The release said two new central zone cases are residents.

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Group of men assault, rob man of nearly $30K in Northeast Philadelphia

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CDC proposes change to opioid prescription guidelines

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Convoy protesters tear down fence protecting National War Memorial

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Greater Manchester's latest borough-by-borough coronavirus infection rates as cases continue to plummet

The number of coronavirus infections is continuing to plummet in all 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester, latest figures show.

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Injunction granted to prevent protesters from blocking Ambassador Bridge

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Quebec reports 28 more COVID-19 deaths, logs 71 patient drop in hospitalizations

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Robot dogs will soon patrol the US-Mexico border

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Trucker protests: Windsor police begin clearing out Ambassador Bridge blockade

Police in Windsor, Ont., commenced their enforcement Saturday of an injunction granted on Friday by an Ontario judge to allow for protesters at the Ambassador Bridge to be cleared out. Sean O’Shea has more details on how the enforcement proceeded, with protesters closest to the bridge seen moving back peacefully, while others drove their vehicles away from the area.

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COVID-19: Hospitalizations in Nova Scotia see slight decline

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Nova Scotia small businesses need more help during COVID-19

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Nova Scotia offers new COVID third-wave impact grants, small businesses say it’s not enough

COVID-19 lockdown but several small businesses say the supports don’t go far enough and are calling on the province to step up with more subsidies. Nova Scotia shutdown likely to be extended given spike in COVID-19 cases Minister of Inclusive Economic Growth Labi Kousoulis announced the province was offering $12 million in taxpayer money to support businesses that were forced to shut down during the third wave of the pandemic, a move to curb the spread of the virus that is leading to hundreds of new cases being reported each day this week.“Getting COVID-19 under control is the best thing we can do for the health and safety of Nova Scotians and for our business community,” said Kousoulis.

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Nova Scotia reports two deaths, 153 new COVID-19 cases

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Nova Scotia offers extra $12 million to businesses hit by latest COVID-19 lockdown

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COVID-19 Immunization Strategy associate deputy minister.“And, if there’s the opportunity to get enough supply, we would look at whether we can move those doses up a little bit for second doses,” N.S.

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Nova Scotia reports 146 new COVID-19 cases, active total closing in on 1,000

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Dr. Strang on COVID-19 Outbreak in Nova Scotia

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COVID-19 spread in early April than public health was aware of.“So many people have had no symptoms or mild symptoms and just never got tested… so it’s going to take us a bit of time to get out of this,” Strang said in an interview with Global News Morning on Monday.

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17 ticketed for large gatherings in Halifax as province reports record-breaking COVID-19 cases There are 34 people in hospital, which is four more people than reported Saturday.Six of those patients are in ICU.Nine of the new cases are in Eastern Zone, one is in Northern Zone and six cases are in Western Zone.The province notes there is community spread in Central Zone, while they are closely monitoring for community spread in the other zones.Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 15,832 tests on Saturday. Due to the volume of testing, the lab is experiencing a backlog and people are waiting longer than usual for their results.

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N.S. RCMP officer diagnosed with COVID-19 after asymptomatic testing

Dalhousie scientists ‘ready and willing’ to help with COVID PCR testing backlog The officer is at home self-isolating, and the case is not believed to be related to frontline interaction.The Nova Scotia RCMP is following all directives and advice given by the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA),” RCMP said in a statement.“This includes disinfecting areas the officer may have been in, working with the NSHA to ensure the officer’s co-workers are notified and follow directions given by the NSHA, and working with NSHA investigators so they can complete contact tracing and notify members of the public who may have been in contact with this member, as required.”RCMP add that all frontline officers have personal protective equipment “and are

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17 ticketed for large gatherings in Halifax as province reports record-breaking COVID-19 cases

Nova Scotia reports record-breaking 148 cases of COVID-19 The first was at 11:12 p.m. in the 6000-block of Cedar Street, where six men were ticketed for violating 71(1)(b) of the Health Protection Act.The second call was at 12:48 a.m.

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COVID-19: 10 people fined for holding a party in Halifax during lockdown

social gathering in Halifax early Saturday morning, during a time when the province is in lockdown amid a surge of COVID-19 cases.In a release, Halifax Regional Police said officers responded to a third-hand report of a loud party at a residence in the 2000 to 3000 block of Parker Street in Halifax around 12:30 a.m.“Police attended and found that activities were being conducted in excess of the provincially mandated gathering limits,” the release said. Nova Scotia reports record-breaking 148 cases of COVID-19 Under current provincial guidelines, gathering limits without social distancing are confined to a person’s household bubble.

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A look at why Atlantic Canada excels at slowing the spread of COVID-19

Nova Scotia called in the military this week, having reported just 96 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That number may seem small compared to just about anywhere in the rest of the country. But it was a one-day record high for the province of 980,000 residents.And few Nova Scotians were surprised when a strict, two-week lockdown was declared, prompting the closure of schools, malls, gyms, bars, restaurants and most retail stores.

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Nova Scotia health-care workers steel themselves for influx of COVID-19 patients

By the numbers, this is the worst the pandemic has ever been in Nova Scotia and there’s little question health-care workers are feeling the strain.

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N.S. top doctor says daily COVID-19 numbers likely to be much higher

There is currently a backlog in the system and Dr. Robert Strang is warning the province’s daily numbers are likely much higher than what’s being currently reported. Alicia Draus has more.

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Two men in N.S. trying to help amid India’s COVID-19 crisis

The eyes of the world are on India right now as it struggles with an overwhelming number of COVID cases. Two men originally from that country now living in Nova Scotia are watching that crisis unfold and are trying to help.

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Backlog won’t change ‘epidemiological picture’ for the province with majority of backlogged tests in Halifax-area: Dr. Strang

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang said Friday that a backlog in COVID-19 testing in the province would not change the overall “epidemiological picture,” as the majority of tests in the queue are in the Halifax-region.

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Nova Scotia’s top doctor says all adults should be able to get COVID-19 vaccine by mid-June

Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer, said on Friday that all Nova Scotians aged 18 and older who want the COVID-19 vaccine should be able to book an appointment by mid-June, according to the latest data.

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Nova Scotians should be prepared ‘for substantially higher’ COVID-19 case numbers, top doctor warns

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang warned Friday that people in the province should “be prepared for substantially higher case numbers over the next few days” as it deals with a backlog in COVID-19 testing.

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COVID-19: N.S. reports another drop in cases, AstraZeneca vaccine open to more people

More specific details will be shared in the COVID-19 briefing scheduled to take place at 2 p.m.The event will be livestreamed here.As of Friday, Nova Scotia announced people aged 40 to 54 can book appointments for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.These appointments also remain open to people 55 to 64 years old.In the meantime, appointments for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at clinics across the province are open to people aged 55 and older.

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COVID-19: Dr. Strang urges Nova Scotians not to look for loopholes in latest lockdown measures

During Thursday’s COVID-19 briefing, chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Nova Scotia’s lockdown makes businesses nervous

Once the envy of Canada during the pandemic, Nova Scotia is now locking down for two weeks because of a COVID-19 surge.

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Nova Scotia to expand AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged 40 to 54

Within days of saying the province’s epidemiology didn’t support lowering the age for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Nova Scotia is making a change. By the end of the week, those as young as 40 will be eligible for the shot.

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First day of lockdown as Nova Scotia enters third wave of COVID-19

Wednesday marked the first day of a two-week lockdown in Nova Scotia, after three consecutive days of record-breaking COVID-19 cases were confirmed. Jesse Thomas reports.

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