N.S. reports 26 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday
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Nova Scotia is reporting 26 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the active caseload to 169.
The bulk of the new cases are in the central zone (18), eastern zone (four), northern zone (3) and western zone (1).
Nine of the new cases are in children 11 and under.
There are 10 people in hospital with the virus, including one in intensive care.
As of Friday's update, 78.3 per cent of Nova Scotians were fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The vaccination status of the 87 cases of COVID-19 announced between Oct. 21-27 are:
The two deaths reported during that timeframe involved individuals who were not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Nova Scotia Health is offering drop-ins clinics for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the central zone over the next couple of weeks. The clinics are open to anyone age 12 and older for their first or second dose:
To be eligible for a second dose, it must be at least 28 days since the first dose, or at least 21 days if the first dose was Pfizer. People will be asked to provide their health card number if they have one and ID at the vaccine clinic.
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