N.S. reports 40 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday

Nova Scotia reported 40 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the number of active cases to 248.

Thirty-four of the new cases are in the central zone, four are in the western zone and two are in the northern zone.

Seventeen people are in hospital with the virus, including four in intensive care.

As of Tuesday, 75.4 per cent of Nova Scotians are fully vaccinated.

Labs in the province processed 3,603 COVID-19 tests on Monday.