Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported Saturday in Nova Scotia, and potential exposure warnings were issued for two Toronto-to-Halifax flights.
The new cases are in the Northern zone and are under investigation by public health. These new cases and the one announced Friday are all travel-related, the Health Department said in a news release.
Also Saturday, the Nova Scotia Health Authority issued potential COVID-19 exposure warnings for two Toronto-to-Halifax flights:
- WestJet Flight 248 on Aug. 8. departed Toronto at 9 a.m. and arrived in Halifax at 12:04 p.m. Passengers in rows 11 to 15 seats DEF are more likely to have had close contact.
- Air Canada Flight 604 on Aug. 11 departed Toronto at 8 a.m. and landed in Halifax at 11:02 a.m. Passengers in rows 19 to 23 seats ABC and rows 29 to 33 seats ABCD are more likely to have had close contact.
Passengers in the specified seats are asked to call 811 for advice.
Public health is contacting anyone else known to be a close contact of the person(s) confirmed to have COVID-19.
The microbiology lab at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax completed 486 Nova Scotia tests Friday.
To date, Nova Scotia has 68,120 negative COVID-19 test results, 1,074 positives, 1,007 resolved cases and 64 deaths.
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/.
