Save to Read Later HALIFAX - Seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Nova Scotia on Sunday, bring the province's total number of active infections to 49. Dr. Strang, Nova Scotia chief medical officer of health, right, and Premier Iain Rankin field questions after a tour of a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Halifax on Friday, April 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan HALIFAX - Seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Nova Scotia on Sunday, bring the province's total number of active infections to 49. Health officials said four of the most recent cases were in the Halifax area, with two close contacts of previously reported cases, one related to international travel and the other under investigation.