Two New Cases of COVID-19 In NS, Additional Variant Cases Identified

Provincial health officials are reporting two new case of COVID-19 today.

They’re both in the Central Zone and one of them is a close contact of a previously reported case.

The other is under investigation.

The National Microbiology Lab confirms four new variant cases – two more cases of the UK variant and two more cases of the South African variant.

There are 13 cases of the UK variant in Nova Scotia and 10 for the South African variant.

One of the UK variants is in the Central Zone and the other is in Western Zone.

Both are directly linked to international travel.

The two South African variants are in Central Zone and are linked to previously reported variant cases.

Officials say there is no sign of community spread from the variant cases.

Nova Scotia has 17 active cases of COVID-19.