As of Tuesday, Nova Scotia confirmed one additional death related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 59.
The province said the death involved a woman in her 80s with underlying medical conditions in the Central Zone who was not a resident of a long-term care home. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Nova Scotia also confirmed two new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,053.
There is one licensed long-term care home in Nova Scotia with active cases of COVID-19. Northwood in Halifax currently has 11 residents and four staff with active COVID-19 cases.