Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, are set to provide an update after Nova Scotia announced 70 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
So far, Nova Scotia has 548 active cases of COVID-19. Fourteen people are in hospital, including four in ICU.
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Of the new cases, 59 are in the central zone, nine are in the eastern zone, and two are in the northern zone.
The number is down from the 75 cases reported on Wednesday, and the record total of 96 on Tuesday.
More specific details will be shared in the COVID-19 briefing scheduled to take place at 3 p.m.
The event will be livestreamed here.
Due to technical difficulties, the province said the total number of tests and number of tests completed at the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs on April 28 is not available.
As of April 28, 304,187 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Of those, 35,994 Nova Scotians have received their second dose.
Since Oct. 1, there have been 1,271 positive COVID-19 cases and two deaths. There are 721 resolved cases.
In a news briefing Wednesday, Premier Iain Rankin said the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine will soon be made available to Nova Scotians between the ages of 40 and 54.
He said appointments for that COVID-19 vaccine will open up for that cohort “in the coming days. We’re hoping by Friday.”
-With files from Alex Cooke
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