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61 new cases include new cluster

A new cluster of cases in the northern zone accounts for a large portion of Nova Scotia’s 61 new COVID-19 cases announced Tuesday.

There are 33 cases in the northern zone, 24 cases in the central zone and four cases in the western zone, according to the news release.

The cluster is in a specific community of mainly unvaccinated people. There is also evidence of limited community spread in Halifax and parts of northern Nova Scotia.

“While there is a low level of ongoing community transmission in the northern part of Nova Scotia, the higher case numbers we’re seeing in the area yesterday and today are associated with a cluster of cases in a defined group of largely unvaccinated individuals,” Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, said in the release. “They are co-operating with local public health and the cases appear to be contained within this group.”

There are no new cases at the East Cumberland Lodge long-term care home in Pugwash, which had been hit earlier in November by an outbreak stemming from a religious gathering held in late October. A total of 32 residents and 11 staff members at the home have tested positive, and four of the infected residents have died. Public and occupational health are working with the facility to prevent further spread. Increased public health measures and restrictions are in place.

Four schools were notified of exposures on Monday. They include Central Colchester Junior High, Central Onslow; Valley Elementary School, Valley; Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Junior Elementary, Timberlea; and Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Senior Elementary, Timberlea.

A list of schools with exposures is available online at https://backtoschool.ednet. ns.ca/school-exposures

As of Tuesday, Nova Scotia has 200 active cases of COVID-19. Of those, 13 people are in hospital, including four in ICU.

Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 2,999 tests on Monday.

As of Monday, 1,635,675 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Of those, 790,742 Nova Scotians have received their second dose, and 20,858 eligible Nova Scotians have received a third dose.

Since Aug. 1, there have been 2,392 positive COVID19 cases and 16 deaths. Cases range in age from under 10 to over 90. There are 2,176 resolved cases.

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