ATLANTIC CANADA

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador have the lowest death rates in the country.

They’ve also had the lowest case counts, adjusted per capita.

In the early days of the pandemic, the provinces instituted travel bans. Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and New Brunswick all strictly limited non-essential travel and required those who entered to self-isolate for 14 days, limiting the importation of the virus.

At various times, they also operated an “Atlantic Bubble” that allowed those within the region to travel, but not allowing Canadians from other provinces to enter.

Still, that doesn’t mean that they didn’t have cases climbing at various times.

New Brunswick, with 767 active cases as of Oct. 4, actually has a higher case rate per capita than Ontario or Quebec. In New Brunswick, it’s 99 per 100,000, compared to 31 per 100,000 in Ontario and 59 per 100,000 in Quebec.

On Sept. 19, 2021, the province logged 199 new cases — its highest daily increase of the pandemic. On Oct. 5, the province announced circuit breaker restrictions in parts of the province to bring the case counts under control.

Nova Scotia has 248 active cases; Prince Edward Island has 10 active cases and Newfoundland and Labrador has 153