N.S. reports 45 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday
CBC
Nova Scotia is reporting 45 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday, bringing the active caseload in the province to 153 cases.
Of the new cases announced Monday, 38 cases are in the central zone, six are in the northern zone and one is in the eastern zone.
The province announced last Wednesday there is a cluster of cases in a community in the northern zone, and there is also evidence of limited community spread in Halifax and parts of northern Nova Scotia.
Several schools were notified of an exposure over the weekend:
Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Senior Elementary grades 2-5 will be closed all of this week.
Premier Tim Houston and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang will hold a COVID-19 update briefing Tuesday at 3 p.m.
Eleven people are now in hospital with COVID-19, including four in intensive care.
According to Monday's update, 81.6 per cent of Nova Scotians have been double-vaccinated and 2.8 per cent of Nova Scotians have also received a third dose.