Today, July 16, Nova Scotia is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 and 14 recoveries.
All four health zones continue to be closely monitored for community spread.
“Another day with no new cases is wonderful news,” said Premier Iain Rankin. “While we can be proud of our efforts, please do not become complacent. We’ve worked so hard to crush the third wave and get to a point where we are reporting no new cases, let’s keep up the good work. Follow the public health measures and stay safe.”
There have been 4,185 cases from March 15 to July 13, 2021. Of those:
— 27 (0.6 per cent) were fully vaccinated
— 229 (5.5 per cent) were partially vaccinated
— 3,929 (93.9 per cent) were unvaccinated
There were 254 people hospitalized. Of those:
— 2 (0.8 per cent) were fully vaccinated
— 28 (11 per cent) were partially vaccinated
— 224 (88.2 per cent) were unvaccinated
Twenty-six people died. Of those:
— 1 (3.8 per cent) was fully vaccinated
— 3 (11.5 per cent) were partially vaccinated
— 22 (84.6 per cent) were unvaccinated
As of today, Nova Scotia has eight active cases of COVID-19. Of those, two people are in hospital COVID-19 units, including one in ICU.
On July 15, Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 2,626 tests.
Source: Release #notw