NS Reporting 72 New COVID Cases

by Bobby NockOctober 18, 2021

The province is reporting 72 more cases of COVID-19 since the last report on Friday.

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

There are 58 new cases in the Central Zone, with eight in the Northern Zone and five in the Western Zone.

The province is also reporting 63 recoveries since Friday.

There’s now a total of 208 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia.

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

Premier Tim Houston and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang are scheduled to give a COVID-19 update tomorrow morning at 11:00.

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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