October 8 COVID-19 Update

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Nova Scotia Update:
0 new deaths (65 total)
0 new hospitalizations (1 current)
0 new ICU cases (1 current)
0 new cases (1089 total)
879 tests done
0 new recoveries (1021 total)
3 active cases (99.7% are officially concluded)

New Brunswick Update:
0 new deaths (2 total)
1 new hospitalization (3 current)
1 new ICU case (1 current)
3 new cases (225 total)
1 new recovery (199 total)
24 active cases (89.3% are officially concluded)

PEI Update:
0 new deaths (0 total)
0 new cases (61 total)
0 new recoveries (58 total)
3 active cases (96.6% are officially concluded)

Newfoundland Update:
0 new deaths (4 total)
0 new hospitalizations (0 current)
0 new ICU cases (0 current)
0 new cases (277 total)
0 new recoveries (269 total)
4 active cases (98.6% are officially concluded)

There are 3 new cases in the Atlantic Bubble today, all in NB; NB also reports 1 recovery. The new cases are not related to the outbreak at the care home in Moncton, reported yesterday. An individual aged 40-49 in zone 2 (St John), travel related, an individual aged 20-29, zone 3 (Fredericton), also travel related and an individual aged 30-39 zone 5 (Campbellton) is under investigation. This means there are 3 active cases in PEI, 3 in NS, 24 in NB and 4 in NFLD, none known to be related to the Atlantic Bubble itself. In NS, 53/65 (82%) NS deaths are from Northwood and 57/65 (88%) are from long term care in general (11 different facilities have reported cases, none have an active case). Yesterday, 879 tests were completed with 0 new cases reported.

From the Press Release:
Effective midnight tonight, masks will be mandatory in most indoor public spaces in NB, similar to NS. The Dept of Justice recently surveilled over 600 locations and found that only 16-36% of residents are currently wearing masks. Children under 2 as well as those with a valid medical condition will be exempt. Also, visitors will not be allowed at adult care homes in Moncton until further notice.

Starting today, travelers will no longer be screened entering NB from NS or PEI.

Today, the federal COVID-Alert app is now available in PEI.

- 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 4 deaths, their rate is 7.7/1M
- Canada's rate sitting at 254/1M
- Global rate is 135.5/1M
- US rate is 642/1M
- Austria rate is 95/1M
- Spain is 694/1M
- Sweden is 576/1M

Notable points for today:
- Spain reported 76 deaths yesterday for an increase of 0.23%.
- Austria reports 8 deaths for an increase of 0.96%.
- The rate of increase in Canada is 0.12% with 11 deaths (7 QC, 1 ON, 3 MB). This marks 79/83 days at/under 0.15%.
- The US rate of increase is 0.43%. 18/22 days are at/under a 0.45% increase, 6 of them at/under 0.2%.
- Sweden's increase is 0.0% meaning 46/50 days are at/under 0.05%, all of them at/under 0.1%.