Nova Scotia reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and that 30 active cases remain in the province.
Public Health said one case is in the central zone and involves a close contact of a previous case.
The second case is in the northern zone and is linked to travel outside of Atlantic Canada.
At a Nova Scotia coronavirus briefing, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, talked about variants after Ontario reported on Saturday the first two cases of the COVID-19 variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom and has since spread to Australia, Japan and several European countries.
It is believed to be a more contagious variant of COVID-19.
Strang said the province does not have any evidence of this yet, but is watching for it and following where people who test positive have travelled to and from.
“The 14-day self-isolation remains one of our best defences again the virus,” said Strang.
Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia has completed 109,752 tests. There have been 391 positive COVID-19 cases and no deaths.
According to Public Health, one person is currently in hospital, and there are 361 cases now considered resolved.