The Department of Health and Wellness is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 since the last update on Aug. 20.
Eleven of the cases are in Central Zone. Six are related to travel. Five are close contacts of previously reported cases.
Four cases are in Northern Zone and are close contacts of previously reported cases.
Two cases are in Western Zone and are related to travel.
Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 2,978 tests on Aug. 20; 3,123 tests on Aug. 21; and 2,434 tests on Aug. 22.
The number of active cases, recoveries, hospitalizations, deaths and immunization data for today was not available at the time of reporting.
