Nova Scotia reports 27 COVID deaths in January

There were 189 hospitalizations and 3,310 positive PCR test results

CITYnews halifax \ Meghan Groff

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Nova Scotia is reporting 27 deaths from COVID-19 in the month of January.

Of those, 26 were 70 years or older, and 11 were residents of long-term care facilities.

In its epidemiologic summary for last month, which was released today, the province is also reporting 189 hospitalizations and 3,310 positive PCR test results.

In December, the number of deaths has been raised to 25 (from the originally reported 11) and there were 166 hospitalizations and 2,835 positive PCR tests.

The summary said age and lack of vaccination continue to be associated with severe outcomes.

“Nova Scotians aged 70+ are 26 times more likely to have been hospitalized compared to 18-49 years of age and are 28 times more likely to die compared to 50-69 years of age,” it stated.

“Nova Scotians who were unvaccinated or had not completed their primary series were hospitalized and died at two times the rate as those who received a booster within 168 days.”