Nova Scotia's streak of no new COVID-19 cases ended Friday with the announcement of an infection in the Northern zone.
In a news release, the Health Department provided no details beyond the location and that the case is being investigated.
The QEII Health Sciences Centre's microbiology lab completed 582 Nova Scotia tests on Thursday.
To date, Nova Scotia has 67,712 negative COVID-19 results, 1,072 positives, 1,007 resolved cases and 64 deaths.
The province last announced new cases on Aug. 2, when two related to travel were identified. Those are now considered resolved.
Nova Scotia renewed its state of emergency on the weekend for an additional two weeks, until noon on Aug. 23.
Cases have ranged in age from under 10 to over 90 and have been identified in all parts of the province.
Anyone with any of the following symptoms is asked to visit 811.novascotia.ca to determine if they should call 811 for further assessment:
- fever (chills, sweats)
- cough or worsening of a previous cough
- sore throat
- headache
- shortness of breath
- muscle aches
- sneezing
- nasal congestion/runny nose
- hoarse voice
- diarrhea
- unusual fatigue
- loss of sense of smell or taste
- red, purple or bluish lesions on the feet, toes or fingers without clear cause
When a new case of COVID-19 is confirmed, public health works to identify and test people who may have come in close contact with that person. Those individuals who have been confirmed are being directed to self-isolate at home, away from the public, for 14 days.
For more information, go to https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/.
