Provincial Health officials say there are five new cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia. Two of the
new infections are in the Northern Zone, two are in the Western Zone and one is in the Central Zone. Four of the cases are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. One is connected to a previous case. All have been self-isolating.
The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang says these new cases show that with the second wave of COVID-19 underway, travel outside the Atlantic bubble is more risky. He says the recent infections are all related to travel; adding Nova Scotians should reduce non-essential travel outside the Atlantic Bubble.
There are now 11 active cases of the virus in the province. Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 652 Nova Scotia Tests on Friday. To date Nova Scotia has 111,911 negative test results, 1,109 positive COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths. No one is in hospital.