The Department of Health and Wellness is reporting five new cases of COVID-19 and 10 recoveries.
Two of the cases are in Central Zone. One is related to travel. One is under investigation.
Two cases are in Western Zone. One is related to travel. One is under investigation.
One case is in Northern Zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case.
There have been 4,357 cases from March 15 to Sept. 2, 2021. Of those:
— 68 (1.6 per cent) were fully vaccinated
— 261 (6.0 per cent) were partially vaccinated
— 4,028 (92.4 per cent) were unvaccinated
There were 255 people hospitalized. Of those:
— 2 (0.8 per cent) were fully vaccinated
— 28 (11.0 per cent) were partially vaccinated
— 225 (88.2 per cent) were unvaccinated
Twenty-eight people died. Of those:
— 1 (3.6 per cent) was fully vaccinated
— 3 (10.7 per cent) were partially vaccinated
— 24 (85.7 per cent) were unvaccinated
As of today, Nova Scotia has 55 active cases of COVID-19. There are currently no hospitalizations.
There were 4,497 tests administered between Aug. 27 and Sept. 2 at the rapid-testing pop-up sites in Halifax, Dartmouth, Cole Harbour, Bedford and Sydney.
On Sept. 2, Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 2,824 tests.
As of Sept. 2, 1,451,801 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Of those, 693,714 Nova Scotians have received their second dose.
Since April 1, there have been 4,305 positive COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths. Cases range in age from under 10 to over 90. There are 4,222 resolved cases.
