The other patients in the non-COVID unit have tested negative and are being closely monitored.“As a precaution, Nova Scotia Health Authority is testing staff and doctors who have worked in the unit,” the province said in a press release.As of Thursday, Nova Scotia has 1,572 active cases of COVID-19.
There are 85 people in hospital, including 15 in ICU.The province announced that they’ve reached 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in arms as of Thursday.That’s a doubling of the amount of vaccinations in less than a month, after announcing 200,000 doses administered on April 16.Since then, the age groups for vaccine eligibility have been lowered five times.“We have seen a rapid expansion of our COVID-19 vaccination program across the province.