FOG BLOG ATLANTIC COVID 19 LOG: 8 NEW CASES HERE IN NB BUT A RECORD 227 MORE CASES IN NOVA SCOTIA!

N.S. reports 227 new COVID-19 cases, but province warns at least 200 more cases not in tally........Schools to remain closed until at least the end of the month; new border restrictions start Monday.......As the province reports one new death from COVID-19 and 227 new cases — an all-time high — Premier Iain Rankin announced Friday that schools will remain closed for at least the rest of the month and new border restrictions will come into effect at 8 a.m. on Monday.

The person who died was a woman in her 70s who lived in the central health zone. She died at home.

In addition to the 227 new cases, Rankin said there are more than 200 other cases that have been identified but have not been fully processed by Public Health, and so have not been included in daily tallies.

Rankin urged Nova Scotians to abide by public health restrictions to stem rising case counts.

"We need you to stop — stop looking for loopholes, stop sneaking to another community to shop or visit your friends, stop trying to find an excuse to go to your cottage, stop shopping just for fun. Stop acting as if the third wave is the same as the first or the second, because it isn't. It's more aggressive, more deadly and we're all at increased risk."