No new cases reported for second time this year

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia reported no new COVID-19 cases for the second time this year on Monday.

"We still have provincewide restrictions in place, and we will be providing an update on them by the end of the week," Premier Stephen McNeil said in a news release. "Let's continue to protect the health of each other by following all the public health protocols."

With four new resolved cases, the number of active cases dropped to 25 in the province.

"This is the second day since the new year that we are reporting no new cases of COVID-19," said Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health. "I am pleased to see this, but it is not a sign that the virus is no longer in our province. We must continue to follow all the public health measures as we work to reduce the spread of COVID-19."

Strang and McNeil will hold their usual Tuesday COVID-19 briefing at 3 p.m.

The Health Department news release noted that a case reported Sunday in the eastern health zone was tested in Nova Scotia but is a resident of another province or territory. As a result, the case was removed from cumulative provincial data. The person has been selfisolating as required.

Nova Scotia Health Authority's labs completed 1,079 Nova Scotia tests on Sunday.

Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia has completed 142,302 tests. There have been 468 positive COVID-19 cases and no deaths. No one is in hospital. The cases range in age from under 10 to over 70. Four hundred and forty-three cases are now resolved.

A string of double-digit increases continued in New Brunswick on Monday when 26 new cases were reported. Outbreaks in several parts of the province have driven the active case count to 304.

Prince Edward Island reported four new cases Monday and there were no new cases in Newfoundland and Labrador.