30 new cases, 247 active Halifax, NS, Canada / Hot Country 103.5 B. Jack Morse Oct 7, 2021 | 1:17 PM sergio santos / CC We’ve got another 30 new COVID-19 cases Thursday. 26 are in the Halifax area. There’s two each in Western and Eastern Zones. There are 247 active infections. 16 people are in hospital, five of them in ICU.