Nova Scotia is reporting a death related to COVID-19. A man in his 50s has died in Central Zone.
Nova Scotia is also reporting eight new cases of COVID-19 and 11 recoveries.
There are six new cases in Central Zone. Three of the cases are close contacts of previously reported cases. Two are related to travel and one is under investigation.
Two new cases are in Eastern Zone and are close contacts of previously reported cases.
There is limited community spread in Central Zone. Eastern, Northern and Western Zones continue to be closely monitored for community spread.
The National Microbiology Lab has confirmed two Delta variant cases. These cases were previously reported, and both were related to travel.
There have been 4,009 cases from March 15 to June 8, 2021. Of those:
— 25 (0.6 per cent) were fully vaccinated
— 206 (5.1 per cent) were partially vaccinated
— 3,778 (94.2 per cent) were unvaccinated
There were 247 individuals hospitalized. Of those:
— 2 (0.8 per cent) were fully vaccinated
— 26 (10.5 per cent) were partially vaccinated
— 219 (88.7 per cent) were unvaccinated
Twenty-two individuals died. Of those:
— 1 (4.5 per cent) was fully vaccinated
— 2 (9.1 per cent) were partially vaccinated
— 19 (86.4 per cent) were unvaccinated
As of today, Nova Scotia has 143 active cases of COVID-19. Of those, 10 people are in hospital COVID-19 units, including six in ICU. The median age of people hospitalized in the third wave is 53 for non-ICU and 55 for people in ICU.
On June 10, Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 4,918 tests.
There were 15,734 tests administered between June 4 and 10 at the rapid-testing pop-up sites in Sydney, Bridgewater, Dartmouth and Halifax.
As of June 10, 678,615 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Of those, 47,930 Nova Scotians have received their second dose.
Since April 1, there have been 3,987 positive COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths. Cases range in age from under 10 to over 90. There are 3,821 resolved cases. Cumulative cases may change as data is updated in Panorama.
