June 25 COVID-19 Update

Nova Scotia Update:
0 new deaths
0 new hospitalizations (2 total)
0 new ICU cases, all back to normal beds (0 total)
0 new cases (1061 total)
687 tests done
0 new recoveries (998 total)
0 active cases (100% are officially concluded)

NS has 0 new cases again today, meaning there are still no active cases remaining. 53/63 (84%) NS deaths are from Northwood and 57/63 (90%) are from long term care in general (11 different facilities have reported cases, none have an active case). NS is now at 19 days without a death and 16 days without a new case. Yesterday, 687 tests were complete with 0 new cases reported. Northwood is at 28 days with no new cases.

From the Press Release:
“I am so proud of the commitment Nova Scotians have shown to flattening the curve. We’ve worked together to tackle this virus, but our work is not done. Now is not the time to let our guard down,” said Premier Stephen McNeil. “As restrictions are eased, and we head toward an Atlantic bubble, it remains as important as ever to follow all public health guidance and basic hygiene advice – wash your hands, keep your distance and routinely clean and disinfect surfaces.”

- NS has 63 deaths, making the death rate 63/1M population
- Canada's rate sitting at 226/1M
- Global rate is 62.4/1M
- US rate is 372/1M
- Austria rate is 78/1M
- Spain is 604/1M
- Sweden is 509/1M

Notable points for today:
- Spain reported 2 deaths yesterday for an increase of essentially 0%
- Austria reports 0 deaths, meaning 26/27 days under 0.5% increase, 24 of them at/under 0.3%.
- The rate of increase in Canada is just 0.35%. This marks 41 days in a row at 2.1% or less including 20 in a row under 1%, 11 of them at/under 0.5%.
- The US rate of increase reduced slightly to to 0.62%. They are at 41 days in a row under a 2% increase, 31 of them under 1% including the last 26 in a row.
- Sweden's increase is up slightly but still under 1% meaning 41 of the last 47 days are under 2% including 27/28 days and the last 17/21 under 1%.