As COVID-19 case numbers rise in N.S., medical officials urge people to follow public health guidelines

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Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health urged people to follow public health rules and get their vaccine as soon as possible after health officials reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday — the highest daily case number in the province in months.

The province, which hadn’t seen new case numbers at that level since early December, reported nine new cases on Tuesday.

“The increase in case numbers is a reminder of the importance of the restrictions that are in place to