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N.S. reports 54 people in hospital due to COVID-19 Sunday, decrease since Saturday

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Nova Scotia is reporting 54 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and are receiving specialized care in a COVID-19 designated unit on Sunday.

Of the 54 in hospital:

  • 12 are in intensive care
  • the age range is from zero to 93-years-old
  • the median age is 63
  • 51 were admitted during the Omicron wave

There are also two other groups of people in hospital who have COVID-19:

  • 135 people who were identified as positive upon arrival at hospital but were admitted for another medical reason, or were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer require specialized care
  • 177 people who contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital

Nova Scotia is not reporting any additional deaths related to COVID-19 on Sunday.

The province says the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and discharges is not available on Sunday.

CASES AND TESTING

On Saturday, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) labs completed 1,811 tests. An additional 214 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 are being reported.

Of those cases:

  • 61 are in the Central Zone
  • 45 are in the Eastern Zone
  • 53 are in the Northern Zone
  • 55 are in the Western Zone

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