N.S. reports 1 new death, 25 new cases of COVID; briefing set for 3 p.m.

Nova Scotia reported one new death and 25 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.

The person who died was a woman in her 70s who lived in the central zone.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang will hold a COVID-19 briefing at 3 p.m.

CBC Nova Scotia will live stream the update here.

The newly reported cases bring the number of active cases in the province to 254.

Twenty of the new cases are in the central zone, two are in the northern zone, two are in the western zone and one is in the eastern zone.

There are 15 people in hospital with the virus, including five who are in intensive care.