COVID-19 on Thursday and said all three cases are the B.1.1.7 variant.The cases are residents of Nova Scotia but are currently out of province, according to public health.“These cases have no known close contacts in Nova Scotia,” read a release.As of Thursday, the total number of cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the U.K., in Nova Scotia is 44.
The number of cases of the B.1.351 variant identified in South Africa is still 10. More than 85% of Atlantic Canadians plan to get COVID-19 vaccination, survey finds Thursday morning, restrictions to the New Brunswick border were reinstated, making it mandatory for N.B.