August 17 COVID-19 Update

Nova Scotia Update:
0 new deaths (64 total)
0 new hospitalizations (0 current)
0 new ICU cases (0 current)
1 new case (1075 total)
221 tests done
0 new recoveries (1007 total)
4 active cases (99.6% are officially concluded)

New Brunswick Update:
0 new deaths (2 total)
0 new hospitalizations (0 current)
0 new ICU cases (0 current)
2 new cases (186 total)
0 new recoveries (169 total)
15 active cases (91.9% are officially concluded)

PEI Update:
0 new deaths (0 total)
0 new cases (41 total)
0 new recoveries (36 total)
5 active cases (87.8% 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 (263 total)
2 active cases (99.3% are officially concluded)

There are 3 new cases in the Atlantic Bubble today, 2 in NB and 1 in NS. The new international travel-related cases in NB involve two individuals – one under 10 years of age and the other between 10 and 19 years of age – in Zone 1 (Moncton region). The individuals arrived in Moncton and are self-isolating. The new case in NS is in the Northern Zone and is connected to one of the cases reported last week. This means there are 5 active cases in PEI, 4 in NS, 15 in NB and 2 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, 221 tests were completed with 1 new case reported.

From the Press Release:
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- NS has 64 deaths, making the death rate 64/1M 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 240/1M
- Global rate is 99.3/1M
- US rate is 515/1M
- Austria rate is 82/1M
- Spain is 610/1M
- Sweden is 566/1M

Notable points for today:
- Spain reported 0 deaths yesterday for an increase of 0.0%.
- Austria reports 0 death for an increase of 0%.
- The rate of increase in Canada is 0.02% with 2 deaths. This marks 37 days in a row under 0.2%.
- The US rate of increase is 0.34%. 51/65 days are under a 0.75% increase, 12 of them at/under 0.3%.
- Sweden's increase is 0% meaning 38 days in a row are under 0.5% and 22/23 under 0.25%.