As of Saturday, the total number of cases in Nova Scotia is 21, nine of which are confirmed and 12 of which are presumptive.

To follow up on the latest new measures taken and the number of cases, the government has announced Sunday that Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will provide an update on COVID-19 at 11 a.m.

According to health officials, individuals afflicted with COVID-19 in the province now range in age from late-teens to mid-70’s.

Moreover, all of the new cases are travel-related, and one patient who was hospitalized for treatment has now been released and is recovering at home.

One of the other confirmed cases in the province has now been hospitalized.

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Health officials say the risk is low for Canadians but warn this could change quickly. They caution against all international travel. Returning travellers are asked to self-isolate for 14 days in case they develop symptoms and to prevent spreading the virus to others.

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