August 23 COVID-19 Update

Nova Scotia Update:
1 new death (65 total)
0 new hospitalizations (0 current)
0 new ICU cases (0 current)
2 new cases (1080 total)
425 tests done
0 new recoveries (1008 total)
7 active cases (99.4% are officially concluded)

New Brunswick Update:
0 new deaths (2 total)
0 new hospitalizations (0 current)
0 new ICU cases (0 current)
1 new case (189 total)
0 new recoveries (178 total)
9 active cases (95.2% are officially concluded)

PEI Update:
0 new deaths (0 total)
0 new cases (44 total)
0 new recoveries (40 total)
4 active cases (90.9% are officially concluded)

Newfoundland Update:
0 new deaths (3 total)
0 new hospitalizations (0 current)
0 new ICU cases (0 current)
0 new cases (268 total)
0 new recoveries (265 total)
0 active cases (100% are officially concluded)

There are 3 new cases in the Atlantic Bubble today, 2 in NS and 1 in NB. The case in NB is in the Fredericton region, no other details were provided. The new cases in NS are in the Northern Zone and are linked to previous positive cases. Nova Scotia has another death linked to COVID-19, a male over 80 has died in the Northern Zone of NS. His case is related to a previous case of a traveler coming from outside the Atlantic bubble. He was not a resident of a long-term care home. This means there are 4 active cases in PEI, 7 in NS, 9 in NB and 0 in NFLD, none known to be related to the Atlantic Bubble itself. In NS, 53/64 (83%) NS deaths are from Northwood and 57/64 (89%) are from long term care in general (11 different facilities have reported cases, none have an active case). Yesterday, 425 tests were completed with 2 new cases reported.

From the Press Release:
“My thoughts are with this man’s family and his loved ones,” said Premier Stephen McNeil. “This is a stark reminder that COVID-19 is still in our province and is still a risk. We all must continue to work together and follow the public health advice and protocols to protect each other and keep our citizens as safe as possible.”

- NS has 65 deaths, making the death rate 65/1M population
- NB has 2 deaths, their rate is 2.5/1M
- PEI has 0 deaths
- NFLD has 3 deaths, their rate is 5.75/1M
- Canada's rate sitting at 241/1M
- Global rate is 103.8/1M
- US rate is 534/1M
- Austria rate is 83/1M
- Spain is 614/1M
- Sweden is 568/1M

Notable points for today:
- Spain reported 0 deaths yesterday for an increase of 0.0%.
- Austria reports 2 deaths for an increase of 0.27%.
- The rate of increase in Canada is 0.08% with 7 deaths. This marks 36/37 days under 0.15%.
- The US rate of increase is 0.55%. 55/69 days are under a 0.75% increase, 13 of them at/under 0.3%.
- Sweden's increase is 0.0% meaning 28/29 days are under 0.25%, 24 of them at/under 0.1%.