According to health officials, there are 85 people in the hospital who have been admitted due to COVID-19 and are receiving specialized care in a COVID-19 designated unit in Nova Scotia.
The province said on Sunday 11 people are currently in intensive care.
The age group of those in the hospital is 23-100 years old, and the average age is 67.
Of the 85 people in the hospital, 82 were admitted during the Omicron wave.
There are also two other groups of people in the hospital associated with COVID-19:
- 83 people who, on arrival at the hospital, were identified as positive but admitted for another medical reason, or admitted for COVID-19, but no longer required specialized care.
- 119 people who contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital.
The number of COVID-19 admissions and discharge to the hospital were not available Sunday.
503 NEW COVID CASES REPORTED
On January 22, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) laboratories completed 3,063 tests.
An additional 503 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 are reported.
Here’s an outline of the new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday:
- Central Zone: 256 new businesses
- Eastern Zone: 76 new cases
- Northern Zone: 63 new cases
- Western Zone: 108 new cases
EMERGENCY EXTENDED
Nova Scotia is still under an emergency.
The province first declared a state of emergency in terms of the Emergency Management Act on 22 March 2020.
The state of emergency has now been extended until February 6, 2022 unless the government decides to end it or extend it further.
Reference-atlantic.ctvnews.ca