Halifax Regional Police have now handed out 151 tickets for violations under the Nova Scotia Emergency Management Act and Health Protection Act related to coronavirus directives.
In a news release Monday, the police force announced it issued 12 more tickets over the weekend.
The majority of the tickets, police said, were in relation to being in prohibited areas under the Emergency Management Act.
Halifax Regional Police added that they have now responded to 1,402 COVID-19-related calls since the state of emergency was announced last month.
As of Wednesday, Nova Scotia RCMP have issued 161 tickets for to COVID-19-related violations.
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Nova Scotia announced 27 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 900. Of the 900 cases, 367 are active.
There were 410 active cases on Sunday.
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