Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil and the province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang held a briefing on the latest COVID-19 update in the province on Monday.
Strang announced that a man in his 80s with underlying health conditions had died from the virus, marking the province’s third death. He also reported 29 new cases, bringing the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the province to 474.
There were nine patients in hospital, with four in an intensive care unit as of April 13.
McNeil said he is “feeling confident” in the province’s medical mask supply after they engaged in a procurement process that produced over 300,000 masks, and began distributing surgical masks to workers in every long term care home across the province over the weekend. He added that they will continue distributing masks to all front line workers in residential and continuing care facilities on Tuesday.
In a statement released on Sunday, the premier thanked everyone who stayed at home and minimized contact with others during Easter and Passover weekend.
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