Nova Scotia reports 68 people in hospital due to COVID on Sunday

The province also reports that 10 people remain the ICU

CITYnews halifax \ Chris Stoodley

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Nova Scotia reports that 68 people are currently in the hospital due to COVID-19 on Jan. 16.

The province also reports that 10 people remain the ICU.

Of those 68 people, 65 were admitted during the Omicron wave.

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

The age range of people in the hospital is between 0 and 100-years-old while the average age is 65.

Two other groups are also hospitalized due to COVID-19.

That includes 60 people who were identified as positive cases 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 second group includes 112 people who contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to the hospital.

On Jan. 15, Nova Scotia Health Authority labs completed 3,711 tests. The province also reports an additional 696 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19.

As of Sunday, the province breaks down each health zone with the following cases:

• 447 cases in Central Zone
• 108 cases in Eastern Zone
• 105 cases in Western zone
• 36 cases in Northern Zone

The state of emergency that was declared on March 22, 2020 has been extended to Jan. 23, 2022.

The province is issuing abbreviated COVID-19 news releases on the weekend. It’ll update the online dashboard on Monday, Jan. 17.

The number of COVID-19 patients admitted and discharged from the hospital is not available on Sunday.

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)