A woman in her 70s from Cape Breton has died from complications related to COVID-19, according to health officials, marking what they say is Nova Scotia's first death connected to the virus. The Department of Health said Tuesday in a news release the woman had underlying health conditions. She died Monday in a hospital in the eastern zone, an area that includes Antigonish and Guysborough counties and Cape Breton. The province also announced it had identified 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 310. This map shows the breakdown of known COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia by health zone, as of Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

Source: CBC News April 07, 2020 12:41 UTC