NS reports 85 people in designated COVID-19 hospital units on Sunday

There are 287 people in hospital with COVID-19:

• 85 hospitalized because of the virus.
• 83 identified as positive on arrival but were admitted for another medical reason, or were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer required specialist care.
• 119 contracted COVID-19 while in hospital.

The average age of people in hospital is 67, according to the press release. Of the 85 people hospitalized, 82 were admitted during the Omicron wave.

The province is also reporting 503 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Of these, 256 are in the central health zone, 108 in the western zone, 76 in the eastern zone, and 63 in the northern zone.

These cases were identified from 3,063 tests completed Saturday by Nova Scotia Health labs.

Protest at border NS-NB

Meanwhile, there is a demonstration protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandates for truck drivers: reduced traffic to one lane at the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border Sunday afternoon.

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick RCMP were at the border “to promote public safety” and keep the peace.

cpl. Deepak Prasad said there were up to 70 low-speed vehicles on Highway 104 at one point. Traffic was jammed in both directions.

At 1:55 p.m., the RCMP said traffic was free to move again at the border.

case numbers Atlantic Canada

• Prince Edward Island reported one new death on Sunday and nine people hospitalized, including one in the ICU. There were 209 new cases, with 2,484 active cases.
• New Brunswick reported two deaths and 126 hospitalizations on Sunday, including 10 ICU cases. New Brunswick now has 209 COVID-19 deaths. The province reported 545 new cases on Sunday for a total of 5,256 active cases.
• Newfoundland and Labrador reported on Sunday that 19 people are in hospital due to COVID-19. There are 361 new cases and 2,656 active cases.