Category Archives: COVID-19
68 people in hospital, 696 new lab-confirmed cases
The province is reporting 68 people being treated for COVID-19 in hospital Sunday. Ten of them are in the ICU. 65 of the people in hospital have been admitted since the beginning of the Omicron wave. ...
Jan 16, 2022
Some who test positive won't get follow-up, 58 in hospital
The province is not contacting many people who tested positive for COVID-19 early this month. A release Saturday says officials need to focus on high-risk settings, group homes, nursing homes, and she...
Jan 15, 2022
Update 9:30 p.m., power crews making progress as storm move to Cape Breton
There are roughly 10,000 homes and businesses are without power Saturday as an icy winter storm grips the province. The utility brought on some 500 staff to work on the lines when the conditions permi...
Jan 15, 2022
Six new COVID-19 hospitalizations
Six new people have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Six more have been discharged. There are 57 people being treated for the virus in hospital, including 10 people in the ICU. The province an...
Jan 14, 2022
Current Surge In COVID-19 Cases Nearing A Peak
The most recent modeling of COVID-19 shows the current wave of the omicron variant could ease by the beginning of February. Dr. Theresa Tam says according to their data, the surge in cases is peaking....
Jan 14, 2022
Province confident in back-to-school Monday
The kids are headed back to the classroom Monday. Becky Druhan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, says they’re confident in-school is the best place for our kids. Druhan say...
Jan 14, 2022
Trucking Association Frustrated Over Vaccine Mandate Reversal
Canadian truck drivers who are unvaccinated will need to quarantine afterall, when crossing the border. It was reported earlier this week that federal officials had dropped the requirement.. But a joi...
Jan 14, 2022
59 being treated for COVID-19 in hospital
Five new people were admitted to hospitals Friday, five more were discharged. There are 59 people fighting COVID-19 infections hospital, seven of them in the ICU. The age range of those in hospital is...
Jan 13, 2022
Strang Says Rapid Test Supply Is 'Precarious'
The province’s top doctor says our current supply of rapid tests is just over one million. Dr. Robert Strang says supply chain issues are creating challenges, and we need to use the tests more e...
Jan 13, 2022
Nova Scotia won’t tax the unvaxxed, Houston says.
Premier Tim Houston was put on the spot Wednesday when he was asked if our province would follow Quebec’s move to impose a tax on unvaccinated people. While the province is encouraging people to...
Jan 13, 2022
