Nova Scotia is reporting one new case of COVID-19 and five recoveries.
The case is in Western Zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case.
All four health zones continue to be closely monitored for community spread.
“Tomorrow, we enter Phase 4 of our reopening plan,” said Premier Iain Rankin. “We are one step closer to living normally with COVID-19. In order for us to further ease restrictions and start to live more freely, we need everyone to get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.”
Nova Scotia has 31 active cases of COVID-19. Of those, two people are in hospital COVID-19 units, including one in ICU.
Two cases that were previously reported have been removed from the cumulative case count.
Roughly 1,134,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and more than 415,000 have received their second dose.
“Nearly 43 per cent of eligible Nova Scotians have received their second dose of the vaccine,” said Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health. “We need to reach 75 per cent of eligible Nova Scotians before we can begin to lift public health measures like masking and distancing. If you haven’t already done so, book or reschedule your second dose appointment as soon as you can.”
