14 New COVID Cases, One In Eastern Zone

by Bobby NockJune 17, 2021

The province is reporting 14 new cases of COVID-19 today.

One of those cases is in the Eastern Zone that includes Cape Breton.

Health officials say the person is a close contact of an earlier reported case.

12 of the new cases are in the Central Zone and one is in the Western Zone.

With nine recoveries being reported today, there’s now a total of 97 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia.

26 of those cases are in the Cape Breton County Community Health Network and one is in the Inverness, Victoria and Richmond Community Health Network.

Six people in the province are now in hospital with the virus, including three in intensive care.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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