The four Atlantic provinces are reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 - most of them in Nova Scotia.

Health officials in that province said today 29 new cases were recorded, which brings the province's total to 236 confirmed cases - the highest count in the region.

They say most of those cases have been linked to travel or a known case, but there is clear evidence that infections are spreading within the community.

In Newfound and Labrador, eight new cases were reported, for a total of 203.

Meanwhile, health officials in New Brunswick recorded three new cases - all of them in the Fredericton area. New Brunswick now has 98 confirmed cases.