Eastern Zone Outnumbers Central In New COVID Cases

by Bobby NockMay 27, 2021

The Health Authority’s Eastern Zone has more new COVID-19 cases than the Central Zone today.

The province is reporting 33 new cases overall but 18 of those cases are in the Eastern Zone that includes Cape Breton.

14 are in the Central Zone and one is in the Northern Zone.

One of the new Eastern Zone cases is a staff member at Harbourstone Enhanced Care in Sydney.

The province is reporting 182 recoveries today and the total number of confirmed active cases is now 638.

Those cases include 119 in the Cape Breton County Community Health Network and one in the Inverness, Victoria and Richmond Community Health Network.

63 people in the province are in hospital with the virus, including 21 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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