August 21 COVID-19 Update

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Nova Scotia Update:
0 new deaths (64 total)
0 new hospitalizations (1 current)
0 new ICU cases (0 current)
0 new cases (1077 total)
641 tests done
1 new recovery (1008 total)
5 active cases (99.5% 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 (188 total)
0 new recoveries (178 total)
8 active cases (95.7% are officially concluded)

PEI Update:
0 new deaths (0 total)
0 new cases (44 total)
0 new recoveries (40 total)
4 active cases (90.9% 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 2 new cases in the Atlantic Bubble today, both in NB; NS reports 1 recovery. The new cases are an individual between 20 and 29 in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) related to international travel and self-isolating as well as an individual between 50 and 59 in Zone 3 (Fredericton region), related to travel and linked to previous cases. All close contacts of this case were already self-isolating. This means there are 4 active cases in PEI, 5 in NS, 8 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, 641 tests were completed with 0 new cases reported.

From the Press Release:
The province (NS) is renewing the state of emergency to protect the health and safety of Nova Scotians and ensure the safe reopening of businesses and services. The order will take effect at noon Sunday, Aug. 23, and extend to noon Sunday, Sept. 6, unless government terminates or extends it.

- 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 241/1M
- Global rate is 102.3/1M
- US rate is 528/1M
- Austria rate is 82/1M
- Spain is 614/1M
- Sweden is 568/1M

Notable points for today:
- Spain reported 16 deaths yesterday for an increase of 0.06%.
- Austria reports 0 death for an increase of 0%.
- The rate of increase in Canada is 0.03% with 3 deaths. This marks 34/35 days under 0.15%.
- The US rate of increase is 0.63%. 53/67 days are under a 0.75% increase, 13 of them at/under 0.3%.
- Sweden's increase is 0.05% meaning 26/27 days are under 0.25%, 22 of them at/under 0.1%.

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