The outbreak at the Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville continues to grow. A fifth case was reported there Thursday.
19 new cases altogether, spread across the province. Eight in the Halifax area, nine in Northern Zone, and two in Western Zone.
Four schools have been notified of exposures: Caledonia Junior High in Dartmouth, Joseph Howe Elementary in Halifax, West Highlands Elementary School in Amherst, and E.B. Chandler Junior High in Amherst.
After 21 people got better, there are now 163 active infections. 15 people are in hospital, five of them in ICU.
