{"id":14760,"date":"2020-05-14T11:37:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T15:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/?p=14760"},"modified":"2020-09-10T19:00:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T23:00:35","slug":"northwood-sees-another-increase-in-active-coronavirus-cases-among-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/northwood-sees-another-increase-in-active-coronavirus-cases-among-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwood sees another increase in active coronavirus cases among staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Northwood Manor in Halifax has seen a significant reduction in active cases of the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/coronavirus\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">novel coronavirus<\/a> among residents, but another increase in active staff cases.<\/p>\n<p>In a news release Thursday, the provincial government said there are now 27 residents and 15 staff with active COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday, there were 64 residents and 13 staff with active cases.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the province said there were eight active staff cases.<\/p>\n<p>The province says one other facility has one staff member with an active case of COVID-19 and another facility has one resident with an active case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6938028\/ns-covid-19-update-may-13\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Coronavirus: 3 more deaths, 4 new cases reported at Northwood<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nova Scotia is also reporting just two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 1,026. Of those, 66 remain active. There were 103 active cases on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are now a total of 909 recovered cases in the province.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\t\t\t    \t<\/p>\n<div data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/6935510\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_6935510_5ebde0590b82f\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_6935510_5ebde0590b82f\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"6935510\" data-iframe-receiver=\"\">\n<p><span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/9ibx5fibzm-fceplbldr9\/NS_STEPS_TO_REOPENING_ALICIA_.jpg?w=1040&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/img><span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=40ilx7anb#play_white\"><\/use><\/svg><svg><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=40ilx7anb#play_red\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>1:55<\/time><span>Parts of Nova Scotia with fewer cases of COVID-19 may reopen earlier<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption><span>Parts of Nova Scotia with fewer cases of COVID-19 may reopen earlier<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Nova Scotia\u2019s central health zone.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a breakdown of where cases have been identified in Nova Scotia by health zone:<\/p>\n<p><em>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/pages\/email-alerts\/?email=&#038;category=health\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for Health IQ newsletter signup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates<\/a> ]<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Central: 877<\/li>\n<li>Western: 54<\/li>\n<li>Northern: 44<\/li>\n<li>Eastern: 51<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Health officials say 62\u00a0per cent of the cases involve female patients, while 38 per cent are male.<\/p>\n<p>There are now a total of 35,004 negative test results. There were 34,604 negative test results on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The QEII Health Sciences Centre\u2019s microbiology lab completed 554 Nova Scotia tests on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6932920\/covid19-update-may-12\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018We are in a long-term situation\u2019: Strang urges caution despite decline in coronavirus cases<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Confirmed cases range in age from under 10 to over 90. Nine individuals are currently in hospital, four of those in intensive care.<\/p>\n<p>The province will not be holding a COVID-19 press briefing on Thursday. The next briefing is scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><em>Questions about COVID-19? Here are some things you need to know:<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6798969\/new-coronavirus-symptoms\/\">Symptoms<\/a> can include fever, cough and difficulty breathing \u2014 very similar to a cold or flu. Some people can develop a more severe illness. People most at risk of this include older adults and people with severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung or kidney disease. If you develop symptoms, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6640386\/coronavirus-symptoms\/\">contact public health authorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6636818\/cough-kiss-touch-how-the-new-coronavirus-can-and-cant-spread\/\">prevent the virus from spreading<\/a>, experts recommend frequent handwashing and coughing into your sleeve. They also recommend minimizing contact with others, staying home as much as possible and maintaining a distance of two metres from other people if you go out.<\/p>\n<p>For full COVID-19 coverage from Global News, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/coronavirus\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a9 2020 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6942796\/covid19-update-may-14\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northwood Manor in Halifax has seen a significant reduction in active cases of the novel coronavirus among residents, but another increase in active staff cases.In a news release Thursday, the provincial government said there are now 27 residents and 15 staff with active COVID-19 cases. 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