No new COVID cases

HALIFAX — No new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Nova Scotia for the second day in a row.

The QEII Health Sciences Centre's microbiology lab in Halifax completed 219 tests on Monday, the Health Department said in a news release Tuesday.

The province currently has two known active cases.

To date, Nova Scotia has 64,497 negative COVID-19 test results, 1,071 positive cases and 64 deaths.

Anyone who experiences symptoms of fever, cough or worsening cough, sore throat, headache, shortness of breath, muscle aches, sneezing, nasal congestion, hoarse voice, diarrhea, unusual fatigue, loss of smell or taste or red, purple or blueish lesions on the feet, toes or fingers is encouraged to visit 811.novascotia.ca to determine if a call to 811 for additional assessment is required.

When a new case of COVID-19 is confirmed, public health works to identify and test people who may have come in close contact with that person.

Those individuals who have been confirmed are being directed to self-isolate at home, away from the public, for 14 days.

Anyone who has travelled outside of Atlantic Canada must self-isolate for 14 days. As always, any Nova Scotian who develops symptoms of acute respiratory illness should limit their contact with others until they feel better.

For more information, go to novascotia.ca/coronavirus.