Health officials in Nova Scotia report 11 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday

HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting 11 new cases of COVID-19 today in the province's Central Zone.  

The province says 10 are close contacts of previously identified cases, and one is related to travel.   

A mobile health unit has been deployed to the Halifax North Memorial Library on Gottigen Street in Halifax this weekend to provide community-based COVID-19 testing.  

The National Microbiology Lab has confirmed two Delta variant cases and one Gamma variant case, both of which were previously reported.   

Nova Scotia has 62 active COVID-19 infections in the province. 

That includes two patients currently in hospital COVID-19 units. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 26, 2021.

The Canadian Press