90 New COVID Cases, 17 In Eastern Zone

by Bobby NockMay 18, 2021

The province is reporting 90 new cases of COVID-19 today, including 17 in the Eastern Zone that includes Cape Breton.

64 of the new cases are in the Central Zone while seven are in the Northern Zone and two are in the Western Zone.

The number of confirmed active cases in the province has gone down to 1,345 with 180 recoveries reported today.

However, the number of hospitalizations has gone up to 103, including 25 people in intensive care.

There’s now a total of 128 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in the Cape Breton County Community Health Network and five in the Inverness, Victoria and Richmond Community Health Network.

Premier Iain Rankin and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang are scheduled to give another COVID-19 update at 3:00 tomorrow afternoon.

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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