Nova Scotia reports 9 new COVID-19 cases

Nova Scotia is reporting nine new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.

All of the new cases were identified in the central health zone. Six are related to travel.

Two cases are close contacts of previously reported cases and the other is under investigation.

There are now 25 known active cases in the province. One person is in hospital, in intensive care.

Nova Scotia Health labs completed 3,710 tests on Tuesday.

As of Wednesday's report, 77.1 per cent of Nova Scotians had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 68.5 per cent had two doses.

Atlantic Canada case numbers

• New Brunswick reported 16 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday. There are 115 active cases in the province. 
• Newfoundland and Labrador reported six new cases Wednesday for a total of 12 active cases.
• Prince Edward Island reported one new case Tuesday. The new case is related to travel. There are eight active cases on the Island.