Nova Scotia : 87 people admitted to the hospital due to COVID

The province also reports 234 cases of COVID-19 in Central Zone

CITYnews halifax \ Chris Stoodley

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Nova Scotia is reporting that 87 people are in the hospital after being admitted due to COVID-19.

Each patient is receiving specialized care in a designated COVID-19 unit.

Currently, there are 16 people in the ICU.

The age range of people in the hospital is between 1 and 100-years-old. The average age is 67.

Of the 87 people hospitalized, 83 were admitted during the Omicron wave.

Nova Scotia also designates two other groups of people who are hospitalized in relation to COVID-19.

The first group includes 112 people who were identified as positive upon arrival to the hospital but were admitted for another medical reason, or were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer require specialized care.

The other group consists of 132 people who contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to the hospital.

On Jan. 28, Nova Scotia Health Authority labs completed 3,670 tests. The province also reports an additional 503 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The province reports the following number of cases in each health zone:

• 234 cases in Central Zone
• 67 cases in Eastern Zone
• 78 cases in Northern Zone
• 124 cases in Western Zone

Nova Scotia is releasing abbreviated COVID-19 updates over the weekend. Its online dashboard won’t be updated until Jan. 31.

“The number of COVID-19 admissions and discharges to hospital is not available today,” the news release says.

Quick Facts:
— a state of emergency was declared under the Emergency Management Act on March 22, 2020, and has been extended to Feb. 6, 2022

Additional Resources:
Nova Scotians can find accurate, up-to-date information, handwashing posters and fact sheets at: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus

Information on province-wide restrictions that took effect Dec. 22 and other public health measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19 is available at: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/restrictions-and-guidance/

More information on COVID-19 case data, testing and vaccines is available at: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/data/

More information about public health text notifications of positive COVID-19 cases and close contacts is available here: https://www.nshealth.ca/news/public-health-notifying-positive-covid-19-cases-text-advising-notify-close-contacts

Government of Canada: https://canada.ca/coronavirus or 1-833-784-4397 (toll-free)