COVID-19 news briefing at 2 p.m. AST.The event will be livestreamed here.Following a major spike in COVID-19 cases last month and throughout much of May, the province is finally starting to see a decline in cases.
Sixty-five new cases were announced on Thursday, with the number of new recoveries more than doubling that. Nova Scotia extends shutdown until 2nd week of June Still, the province has extended its shutdown until at least the second week of June to get the numbers down.As of Thursday, there were 1,143 active cases.Nova Scotians aged 25 or older are now eligible to book an appointment for their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.