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COVID-19: 198 residents and 95 staff reported positive in 10 licensed and unlicensed seniors' facilities in Nova Scotia
BY , Apr 27, 2020 11:26 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
A man pays his respects at a roadside memorial in Portapique, N.S. on Thursday, April 23, 2020. RCMP say at least 22 people are dead after a man who at one point wore a police uniform and drove a mock-up cruiser, went on a murder rampage in Portapique and several other Nova Scotia communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Nova Scotia is reporting 27 new cases of COVID-19, pushing the number of confirmed cases to 900.
Health officials say 12 people are currently in hospital with three of those patients in intensive care.
A total of 24 people have died as a result of contracting the virus, with the majority of the deaths occurring in nursing homes.
The province says 10 licensed long-term care homes and unlicensed seniors' facilities have cases of COVID-19, involving 198 residents and 95 staff.
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