Posted: Feb 28, 2021 3:18 PM AT | Last Updated: February 28 A technician places rapid COVID-19 swabs into a test tube container on Nov. 24, 2020, at Dalhousie University in Halifax.(Robert Short/CBC) Nova Scotia reported record-high testing numbers and three new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, a tally that comes as the Halifax region and some surrounding communities entered a second day of tighter restrictions. One new case was in the central health zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case, according to a Department of Health news release. The northern health zone and eastern health zone had one case each, both related to travel outside the region. All the new cases are self-isolating.