HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia’s health officials are reporting one new death related to COVID-19, and 163 new cases Saturday.
The person was a man in his 70s who lived in the province’s Central Zone.
"It is never easy to hear that a Nova Scotian has passed away as result of COVID-19. My thoughts and prayers are with those who are grieving," said Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health.
"We said we'd have some very rough days ahead as we get this outbreak under control. We have been at this for a long time now and people are getting tired, but we cannot be complacent. The stakes are very high," Strang added.
There have now been 71 deaths related to COVID-19 in the province.
"Another family is suffering the loss of a loved one, and on behalf of all Nova Scotians, I want to offer my condolences," said Premier Iain Rankin. "Our province is at a serious point in the pandemic. The actions of every single Nova Scotian are critical right now. Everyone has a role to play. So, let's do it together. Let's get this virus under control."
163 NEW CASES
Of Saturday’s 163 new cases, 134 are in the Central Zone, 13 in the Northern Zone, eight in the Eastern Zone, and another eight are in the Western Zone.
According to Saturday’s media release from the provincial government, one of Saturday’s new cases involves an employee at Melville Gardens, which is a residential care facility in Halifax.
Another new case involves an employee at Harbour View Haven, a nursing home in Lunenburg, which is in the province’s Western Zone.
The province says most residents in those homes have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but staff and residents in impacted units of those homes are isolating as a precaution.
BACKLOG CONFUSION
On Friday, Dr. Strang said there were "more than 200 other cases" that needed to be entered into the system, separate from the 227 new cases announced that day.
"Given we are behind with case investigations, there is likely even more virus activity than we even know about. Our situation is critical, especially in the Halifax area," Strang said on Friday.
It is not clear how many of Saturday's newly announced cases are from the backlog, or how the backlog will affect new case counts in the coming days.
"There is more COVID activity in the province than we thought we would find," said Strang during Friday's update. "The numbers we are seeing are primarily due to things that happened a week or two before province wide restrictions were in place."
Nova Scotia public health says there is community spread in the central zone, and the other zones are being monitored for signs of spread.
The province has 1,538 active cases, and the total number of deaths is now 71.
There are 42 people in hospital, with seven in intensive care units.
2,145 cases are now considered resolved, and there have been 3,754 cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia since the start of the pandemic.
This is a developing story. It will be updated throughout the day.
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