N.S. reports average of 493 new COVID-19 cases per day in latest update – CBC

Province also reported 13 deaths in past week

Mar 24, 2022

Nova Scotia reported 13 deaths and 42 people in hospital, including 13 in ICU, in its weekly COVID-19 update released Thursday.

The province also reported a total of 3,453 positive PCR tests from March 16-22, an average of 493 new COVID-19 cases per day. This total does not include positive rapid tests.

Nova Scotia lifted nearly all COVID-19 restrictions on Monday. Some restrictions remain, including mandatory seven-day isolation for anyone who tests positive and continued mask-wearing at health-care facilities, jails and courts. Students also must still wear masks in school for a few more weeks.

“The data in this week’s report is not unexpected,” Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, said in a news release.

“We continue to see the impact of the first and second phases of our reopening reflected in the increase in PCR positive tests. This is always our earliest indicator. We will be closely monitoring the impact on hospitalizations in the weeks ahead.”

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/covid-19-update-mar-24-1.6395813