by For the first time in two weeks, the number of new COVID-19 cases is in the double digits; the province is reporting 86 new cases today.
Eleven of the new cases are in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, bringing the number of known, active cases in the municipality to 111.
Public health says while they are still monitoring the Eastern Zone for community spread, they have identified Sydney as an area of concern due to multiple cases with no known source of infection.
One hundred and fifteen people have recovered from COVID-19, bringing the number of known, active cases in the province to 4,610.
Ninety-six people are in hospital with the infection, 23 in intensive care.
