Nova Scotia identified no new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the province said in its daily update.
The last known active COVID-19 case remaining in the province is considered resolved as of Friday. Sept. 18. There are now no active cases in Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Health Authority's labs completed 1,166 tests on Sept. 17. The number of tests has been gradually increasing over the week. On Monday, the labs conducted 765 tests.
The province is also renewing the state of emergency which is in effect until noon Sept. 20. It will now be extended till noon Oct. 4, unless the government terminates or extends it. Almost six months have passed since the province declared the state of emergency in late March.
To date, Nova Scotia has 1,086 positive COVID-19 cases, 86,031 negative test results, and 65 deaths.
Anyone who has is currently experiencing or has experienced within the last 48 hours one of the following symptoms should visit https://811.novascotia.ca to determine if they should call 811 for further assessment:
- new or worsening cough
- fever (i.e. chills or sweats)
Anyone experiencing two or more of the following symptoms (new or worsening) should also visit the website:
- sore throat
- runny nose or nasal congestion
- headache
- shortness of breath
