COVID-19: Nova Scotia reports 85 active COVID-19 hospitalizations – Halifax

Nova Scotia reported 85 active COVID-19 hospitalizations on Sunday, an increase of three patients from the previous day.

The number of people in intensive care remains at 11.

According to a county press release, the age range of those who are hospitalized is 23 to 100 and the median age is 67.

Those 85 hospital admissions represent people who were hospitalized due to COVID-19 complications.

Another 202 people are in hospital who have tested positive for the virus: 119 contracted COVID-19 after being hospitalized, and 83 tested positive when they arrived to be admitted or admitted for some other reason for COVID-19 but “no longer need specialized care.”

The Nova Scotia Health Authority labs completed 3,063 tests on Saturday and identified 503 new cases.

There were 256 cases in the central zone, 76 cases in the eastern zone, 63 cases in the northern zone and 108 cases in the western zone.

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