Houston, Strang to hold COVID-19 briefing today

Premier Tim Houston and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, will provide an update on COVID-19 today.

The briefing, which is scheduled to start at 2 p.m., will be live streamed here.

The update comes as Nova Scotia grapples with a significant spike in cases. The province has reached an all-time high in new daily case counts several times in the past week, and yesterday was no exception, with 485 new cases reported Monday.