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Tim Bousquet

4 Dec, 7 tweets, 1 min read

15 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia today (Friday, Dec. 4). 11 are in the Central Zone, including the case connected to Citadel High reported yesterday 1/

3 are in the Northern Zone and are close contacts of previously reported cases. The other case is in Western Zone and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. 2/

There are now 117 known active cases in the province. No one is in hospital with the disease. 3/

1,623 were conducted at Nova Scotia Health's labs yesterday, so a positivity rate of about 0.9%. 4/

But, re testing, the Dept. of Health is changing its reporting, as follows:

This does not seem helpful. But I'l think on that.

The release does not mention testing at the rapid pop-up testing sites. I don't know why.

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Tim Bousquet

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4 Dec

The COVID update was scheduled to begin 5 minutes ago. I'll live tweet it here whenever it does start.

Here's the graph of new daily cases and the 7-day rolling average:

And here's the graph of active cases:

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Tim Bousquet

@Tim_Bousquet

3 Dec

11 new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Thursday, Dec. 3) — 9 in the Central Zone, 2 in the Northern Zone. There are now 119 known active cases in the province 1/

2,047 tests were conducted in the Nova Scotia Health Authority lads (so a positivity rate of about 0.5%) 2/

On Wednesday, 338 tests conducted at the rapid-testing pop-up site in Halifax and 148 at the site in Wolfville. Neither site had positive results. 3/

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Tim Bousquet

@Tim_Bousquet

2 Dec

17 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia today (Wednesday). 1/

16 are in the Central Zone, including the case connected to St. Margaret's Bay Elementary school, which was announced last night. The other case is in the Northern Zone, and is related to travel 2/

There are now 127 known active cases in the province. No one is currently in hospital with the disease. 3/

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Tim Bousquet

@Tim_Bousquet

2 Dec

The province is announcing another $14.3 million in spending from the federal Back to School program. That includes $1.5 million for more masks....

There is also over $4 million for new literacy and math programs.

$1.5 for food security for existing school food programs, extending those to students who are or might be at home on online learning.

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Tim Bousquet

@Tim_Bousquet

9 Nov

The COVID briefing is scheduled to begin at 3pm. it is being livestreamed here: novascotia.ca/stayinformed/w…

We're about to start.

McNeil: we are very concerned about increasing numbers...

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Tim Bousquet

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8 Nov

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