by The province is reporting another COVID-19 death today, along with a record 227 new cases and tougher public health restrictions.
The person who died was a woman in her 70’s who died at home in the Central Zone.
There’s now been a total of 70 COVID-19 deaths in Nova Scotia.
Of the new cases reported today, 202 are in the Central Zone, 14 are in the Eastern Zone that includes Cape Breton, nine are in the Western Zone and two are in the Northern Zone.
There’s now a total of over 1,400 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia.
However, health officials say there are about 200 other positive cases that have yet to be contacted and recorded officially.
There are now 86 confirmed active cases in the Cape Breton County Community Health Network and 19 in the Inverness, Victoria and Richmond Community Health Network.
There are now 50 people in the province in hospital with the COVID-19, including nine in intensive care.
Meanwhile, the province is introducing a number of new measures as case numbers rise.
Private and public schools will be closed at least until the end of May.
Starting at 8:00 Monday morning, the provincial border will be closed until the end of the month to people wanting to move here and to people travelling from PEI or Newfoundland and Labrador.
The province is also imposing more restrictions on shopping.
As of 8:00 tomorrow morning, people will have to designate one shopper per household and stores that offer in-person shopping will impose a limit of one shopper per household.
People are being asked to shop only for essential items, and stores are limited to 25 percent capacity for in-person service.
Exceptions will be made for children and caregivers.
People are also being asked to shop online for pickup or delivery whenever possible.
Effective immediately, all rotational workers returning home from outbreak zones will have to self-isolate for 14 days in a completely separate space from the other people in their home but they can share a bathroom that’s cleaned between uses.