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One death, 57 new cases of COVID-19

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia reported the death of a man in his 70s from the western zone related to COVID-19 on Monday.

“My heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the man who has passed,” said Premier Tim Houston. “COVID-19 is still in our province. Please get vaccinated, stay home if you are sick and continue to follow public health protocols.”

Nova Scotia is also reporting 57 new cases of COVID19 and 63 recoveries since the last update on Oct. 23.

There were 29 cases in central zone, 17 cases in northern zone, 10 cases in western zone and one case in eastern zone.

“It is never easy to hear that a Nova Scotian has passed away as a result of COVID19. My thoughts and prayers are with those who are grieving,” said Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health. “Getting vaccinated will not only protect you but also your loved ones and your community. I encourage all Nova Scotians to get both doses and keep doing all you can to protect each other.”

Five patients in a non-COVID unit at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville have tested positive for COVID19. One person is in intensive care at the hospital. The Nova Scotia Health Authority continues to test patients, staff and doctors identified as close contacts. As a precaution, the health authority has made testing available for staff and doctors on site who want to get tested.

Over the past three days, four 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 at https://backtoschool.ednet.ns.ca/school-exposures.

As of Monday, Nova Scotia has 152 active cases of COVID-19 and of those, 11 people are in hospital, including two in ICU.

Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 2,269 tests on Oct. 22; 2,599 tests on Oct. 23; and 2,056 tests on Oct. 24.

As of Oct. 24, 1,562,774 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and of those, 755,858 Nova Scotians have received their second dose and 1,037 eligible Nova Scotians have received a third dose.

Since Aug. 1, there have been 1,369 positive COVID19 cases and five deaths. Cases range in age from under 10 to over 90. There are 1,212 resolved cases.

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