Nova Scotia is reporting 11 new cases of COVID-19 and nine recoveries Saturday.
All of the cases are in Central Zone. Ten are close contacts and one is related to travel. The close contacts are within a linked group of families and do not represent wide community spread. 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 and one Gamma variant case. These cases were previously reported.
As of today, Nova Scotia has 62 active cases of COVID-19. Of those, two people are in hospital COVID-19 units. The median age of people hospitalized in the third wave is 52 for non-ICU and 55 for people in ICU.
