The province is reporting 54 new cases of COVID-19 today.
15 of those cases are in the Eastern Zone that includes Cape Breton.
35 are in the Central Zone, three are in the Northern Zone and one is in the Western Zone.
The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Robert Strang, says the cases in the Sydney area are largely among 20-30 year-olds and the virus doesn’t appear to be spreading widely outside that group.
There’s now a total of 846 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, including 123 in the Cape Breton County Community Health Network and two in the Inverness, Victoria and Richmond Community Health Network.
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There’s a number of major developments in the province’s battle with COVID-19, including the closure of schools for the rest of the year and the extension of the provincewide lockdown, as well as two more COVID-19 deaths, increasing signs of community spread in Sydney and a higher case count in the Eastern Zone, including cases at two long-term care homes in Cape Breton.
Premier Iain Rankin announced this afternoon students will not be returning to class this year.
He also announced the lockdown is being extended at least until the second week of June.
83 more COVID-19 cases are being reported today.