Eight Nova Scotians died from COVID-19 in June: Public Health

CITYnews halifax \ By Mark Hodgins

COVID-19 is being blamed for eight deaths in Nova Scotia in June.

On Monday, Public Health issued its COVID-19 epidemiologic summary for the past month.

It says eight people died from the disease and 65 were hospitalized. The province noting there were 463 PCR-confirmed positives for the month.

There was a drop in PCR positives, hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19 from May, when the province says 12 people died from the disease.

The province says older Nova Scotians and under-vaccinated people are at the highest risk of severe outcomes.