The Nova Scotia Department of health and Wellness states this week’s COVID-19 summary
Rapid COVID-19 test
shows a continued decrease in lab-confirmed cases in Nova Scotia since the peak of the sixth wave in early April. A release from the department states the data points to a stabilization in new long-term care cases and severe outcomes, although the number of hospitalizations and deaths remains high compared to previous waves.
For the seven-day period ending May 2, there were 3,415 new PCR-confirmed cases, 77 new hospitalizations due to COVID-19, and 22 COVID-19 related deaths.