The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Northwood Manor in Halifax has climbed to 84 as of Friday.
An update from the company says that 51 residents at the facility have now tested positive, an increase of 9 since results were released on Thursday.
In addition, 33 staff members at the Halifax long-term care facility have now tested positive. That’s an increase of 7 since Thursday.
Northwood says that testing is ongoing and that they continue to test more of their health services staff. The latest figures are part of an ongoing trend of long term care facilities being at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia.