June 9, 2020: Update from Dr. Robert Strang
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Dr. Strang provides a #COVID19NS update today, including information on one new death and one new case of #COVID19.
Nova Scotia is reporting one additional death related to COVID-19, bringing the total to 62. The death involved a female in her 70’s with underlying medical conditions in the Central Zone. She was not a resident of a long-term care home.
Nova Scotia has 1,060 confirmed cases of COVID-19. One new case was identified yesterday when the lab completed 578 Nova Scotia tests.
There is one licensed long-term care home in Nova Scotia with an active case of COVID-19. Northwood in Halifax currently has one resident with an active case.
Data sources are being reconciled and consolidated to ensure all publicly reported data comes from a single source, Panorama, the province’s public health reporting system. Updated data will be reported this week.
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