The four Atlantic provinces are reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 – most of them in Nova Scotia. Health officials in that province said today 29 new cases were recorded, which brings the province’s total to 236 confirmed cases – the highest count in the region. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] They say most of those cases have been linked to travel or a known case, but there is clear evidence that infections are spreading within the community.
In Newfound and Labrador, eight new cases were reported, for a total of 203. Meanwhile, health officials in New Brunswick recorded three new cases – all of them in the Fredericton area.