Nova Scotia reports 9 new COVID-19 cases on Monday

Nova Scotia is reporting nine new cases of COVID-19 and 10 recoveries on Monday, the first update since Aug. 13.

Five new cases were identified in the centralhealth zone and three ofthem are related to travel, according to a news release from the Department of Health.One case remains under investigation while the other person is a close contact of a previously reported case.

The release said the four other cases are travel related, with two in the eastern health zone and two in the northern health zone.

There are now 24 known active cases in the province.

One person is hospitalized in the intensive care unit.

The province is no longer reporting cases over the weekend. On Monday, it saidNova Scotia Health's labs completed 2,936 tests on Friday, 2,133 on Saturday and 2,193 on Sunday.

Atlantic Canada case numbers

• New Brunswick reported 40 new COVID-19 cases Monday, covering the weekend period, for a total of 105 active cases.
• Newfoundland and Labrador reported three new cases Monday for a total of nine active cases. There is one person in hospital related to COVID-19.
• Prince Edward Islandreported two new cases Monday, both related to travel outside the region. There are seven active cases on the Island.