Nova Scotia reported 148 new active cases of COVID-19 on Saturday — the highest number of new daily cases since the start of the pandemic. Nova Scotia Health labs conducted 16,578 tests on Friday, by far the highest number of tests conducted in a single day. There were 129 cases in the central health zone, 17 in the eastern zone and two in the western zone. Now is a critical time for people to stay home and follow all other public health restrictions, he said. New case in schoolA case of COVID-19 case connected to Hants East Rural High School was identified on Saturday.

Source: CBC News May 01, 2021 16:23 UTC