At least 436 COVID-19 related tickets issued by police across Nova Scotia

A Halifax Regional Police cruiser is in seen in a Halifax-area park on April 5, 2020.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's RCMP and police services across the province have issued at least 436 tickets related to COVID-19 since the province declared a state of emergency on March 22.

The latest totals from police departments around the province are:

The Nova Scotia RCMP have charged 27 people since April 17 for offences under the Nova Scotia Health Protection and Emergency Management Acts. In total, they have charged 161 people since the province declared a state of emergency on March 22.

Halifax Regional Police have charged seven people since April 20, and a total of 139 since March 22. Halifax police say they have responded to a total of 1,318 calls related to COVID-19.

Nova Scotia declared a state of emergency on March 22, closing all provincial parks and beaches, and authorizing police to issue tickets to enforce social distancing.

That same day, the Halifax Regional Municipality announced that it closed all municipal parks, beaches, playgrounds, sports fields/courts and trails until further notice, in accordance with the state of emergency in Nova Scotia.