Nova Scotia health officials report one new case of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
The case is in the eastern zone and is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada.
There are 21 active cases in the province.
Since Oct. 1, the start of the second wave of the pandemic, Nova Scotia has completed 282,116 tests for COVID-19.
There have been 602 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death linked to the virus in the second wave. As of Tuesday, no Nova Scotians are in hospital with COVID-19.
As of Monday, 66,287 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the province. Of those, 20,579 Nova Scotians have received their second dose.
In a Tuesday morning briefing, the province revealed more details on its COVID-19 vaccination rollout plan.
Nova Scotia expects to have 70 per cent of its vaccine supply administered through pharmacies and primary care clinics. Community clinics are expected to deliver 29 per cent of the doses and one per cent will be administered through mobile clinics.
Officials said the first phase of the province’s vaccine rollout will be completed by the end of April and includes front-line workers, residents 80 years old and older and members of First Nations communities.
The province also said it will be able to administer 86,000 doses every week by mid-May when vaccine clinics are running at capacity.
More details on Tuesday’s vaccine update are available here.
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