The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, March 30

Mar 30, 2021 | 8:33 AM

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):

10:45 a.m.

Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting three new cases of COVID-19 today.

They involve two people under 19 and one person in their 40s who are all close contacts of previous cases.

There are now 14 active cases in P.E.I. and 94 close contacts are in isolation.

There have been 159 positive cases of COVID-19 in the province since the onset of the pandemic.

10:50 a.m.

Nova Scotia health officials are reporting three new cases of COVID-19.

They say one case is in the health zone including Halifax and is a close contact of a previously reported case.

The second case is in the northern part of the province and is under investigation, while the third was identified in the eastern region and is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada.

Officials say Nova Scotia now has 24 active infections.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 30, 2021.

The Canadian Press