22 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Thursday, Nov. 18

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Overview of today’s cases
Vaccination
Demographics
Testing
Potential exposure advisories

Nova Scotia announced 22 new cases of COVID-19 today, Thursday, November 18.

By Nova Scotia Health zone, the new cases break down as:
• 12 Central
• 7 Western
• 3 Northern
• 0 Eastern

There are now 236 known active cases in the province. Seventeen people are in hospital with the disease, seven of whom are in ICU. Twenty-two people are considered newly recovered, which means they are no longer contagious and not necessarily that they aren’t sick.

Vaccination

Yesterday, 1,805 doses of vaccine were either administered or newly recorded — 366 first doses, 978 second doses, and 461 third doses.

At end of day yesterday, 84.4% of the entire population have received at least one dose of vaccine, and 80.7% have received at least two doses.

People 12 years old and older can also book a vaccination appointmenthere.

People in rural areas who need transportation to a vaccination appointment should contactRural Rides, which will get you there and back home for just $5. You need to book the ride 24 hours ahead of time.

Demographics

By age cohort, yesterday’s new cases break down as:
• 6 are aged 0-11
• 2 are aged 12-19
• 3 are aged 20-39
• 4 are aged 40-59
• 6 are aged 60-79
• 0 are aged 80 or older
There’s a case missing from that breakdown; I don’t know why.

The active cases across the province are distributed as follows:

Central Zone
• 48 in the Halifax Peninsula/Chebucto Community Health Network
• 14 in the Dartmouth/Southeastern Community Health Network
• 40 in the Bedford/Sackville Community Health Network
• 2 in the Eastern Shore/Musquodoboit Community Health Network
• 1 in the West Hants Community Health Network
• 10 not assigned to a Community Health Network
Total: 115

Eastern Zone
• 3 in the Cape Breton Community Health Network
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• 2 in the Antigonish & Guysborough Community Health Network
Total: 5

Northern Zone
• 21 in the Colchester/East Hants Community Health Network
• 1 in the Pictou Community Health Network
• 55 in the Cumberland Community Health Network
Total: 77

Western Zone
• 12 in the Annapolis and Kings Community Health Network
• 14 in the Lunenburg & Queens Community Health Network
• 13 in the Yarmouth, Shelburne & Digby Community Health Network
Total: 39

Testing

Nova Scotia Health labs completed 3,720 PCR tests yesterday. This does not include the antigen tests administered at the pop-up testing sites.

You do not need a health card to get tested.

Pop-up testing (antigen testing) is for asymptomatic people over 16 who have not been to the potential COVID exposure sites (see map below); results usually within 20 minutes. Pop-up testinghas been scheduledfor the following sites:

Thursday
Halifax Convention Centre, noon-7pm

Friday
Halifax Convention Centre, noon-7pm

You can volunteer to work at the pop-up testing siteshereorhere. No medical experience is necessary.

You can also get PCR testing at the Nova Scotia Health labs by goinghere.Appointments can be made for the IWK, or for various locations in each of the health zones (appointments may not be available at each site).