Nova Scotia has been gripped by a spike in new COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, with a high of 689 new cases reported on Dec. 23. Nova Scotia reported 561 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. Of the new cases, 430 cases are in central zone, 54 cases in eastern zone, 39 cases in northern zone and 38 cases in western zone. Public health measures in schoolsAs a result of the spike in COVID-19 cases and changes in Public Health's contact tracing protocols, contact tracing for school cases will no longer take place. Some hospitals restricting accessThree Nova Scotia hospitals have implemented visitor restrictions to help control the spread of COVID-19.

Source: CBC News December 29, 2021 22:47 UTC