18 new cases, state of emergency renewed Halifax, NS, Canada / Hot Country 103.5 B. Jack Morse Oct 15, 2021 | 1:40 PM sergio santos / CC We’ve got another 18 new cases of COVID-19. 12 are in the Halifax area, three in Western Zone, and three in Northern Zone. There are 199 active infections. 14 people are in hospital, one of them in the ICU.