Nova Scotia is reporting 12 new cases of COVID-19 and 33 recoveries on Tuesday
There are eight cases in Central Zone and four cases in Western Zone.
There is community spread in Central Zone, primarily among people aged 20 to 40 who are unvaccinated and participating in social activities.
The Nova Scotia Health Authority is also reporting a small outbreak at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville.
Three patients in a non-COVID unit have tested positive for COVID-19. Two of the three cases are asymptomatic. One person is in intensive care. As a precaution, NSHA is testing other patients and staff identified as close contacts. NSHA will provide a further update when more information is available.
On October 18th, three schools were notified of an exposure(s) at their school. As always, all staff, parents and guardians are notified of exposures if a positive case (student, teacher or staff) was at the school while infectious.
A list of schools with exposures is available online.
Nova Scotia has 187 active cases of COVID-19. Of those, 14 people are in hospital, including four in ICU.
