COVID-19 and 18 additional deaths linked to the novel coronavirus on Thursday.The Health Department says 1,860 people in hospital have the disease, including 632 who were admitted specifically because of COVID-19.It says 45 patients are in intensive care with the disease, a rise of two from the day before.Officials add that 7,236 health-care workers are currently off the job due to COVID-19.The province is reporting 2,457 new cases detected through PCR testing, which remains limited to certain high-risk groups.