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N.S. reports 60 people in hospital due to COVID-19 on Saturday

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Nova Scotia is reporting 60 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and are receiving specialized care in a COVID-19 designated unit on Saturday.

Of the 60 in hospital:

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

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

  • 128 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
  • 165 people who contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital

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

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

CASES AND TESTING

On Friday, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) labs completed 1,633 tests. An additional 200 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 are being reported.

Of those cases:

  • 91 are in the Central Zone
  • 41 are in the Eastern Zone
  • 33 are in the Northern Zone
  • 35 are in the Western Zone

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