Province Reports 18 New COVID Cases, Renews State of Emergency

by Bobby NockOctober 15, 2021

The province is reporting 18 new cases of COVID-19 today as it renews its State of Emergency.

There are no new cases in the Eastern Zone that includes Cape Breton.

12 of the new cases are in the Central Zone, with three new cases each in the Western and Northern Zones.

The province is also reporting 17 more recoveries today.

There’s now a total of 199 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, including four in the Regional Municipality and two in the Inverness, Victoria and Richmond Community Health Network.

14 people in the province are now in hospital with the virus, including one person in intensive care.

The State of Emergency is being extended to October 31^st.

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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