Nova Scotia - 2021/2022 Covid cases

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N.S. reports 4 COVID-19 deaths, daily average of 213 positive PCR tests in weekly update
The new data comes from the province's weekly COVID-19 report ending June 27
CBC News · Posted: Jun 30, 2022 1:25 PM AT | Last Updated: 37 minutes ago

Nova Scotia is reporting four COVID-19 deaths in the past week, and a daily average of 213 lab-confirmed cases in its latest update.

The figures are from a seven-day period that ended June 27. There were a total of 1,491 positive PCR tests, a slight increase from last week. That number does not include positive rapid test results.

One of the four deaths was someone under the age of 70. The other three people were over the age of 70, but the province did not release any further details in its weekly news release...

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Nova Scotia reports nine COVID-19 deaths, spike in new cases
John McPhee | Posted: 2 hours ago | Updated: 1 hour ago | 4 Min

Nova Scotia is reporting nine new COVID-19 deaths for the week ending July 4 and a spike in new cases.

But new hospital admissions dropped with 21 this week compared to 28 in the previous weekly report.

The new numbers are posted on the province's COVID-19 dashboard. The government said last week that beginning in July, instead of its issuing weekly COVID-19 reports, it was shifting to monthly updates. The dashboard will still be updated weekly...

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N.S. reports 5 COVID-19 deaths, daily average of 223 positive PCR tests in weekly update
Province says parents will be able to book vaccinations for children under 5 starting in August
CBC News · Posted: Jul 14, 2022 4:48 PM AT | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago

Nova Scotia is reporting five COVID-19 deaths in the past week and a daily average of 223 lab-confirmed cases in its latest update to the provincial dashboard.

The figures are from a seven-day period from July 5 to July 11.

There were a total of 1,562 positive PCR tests, a slight decrease from 1,749 last week. That number does not include positive rapid test results.

Since March 2020, there have been 456 COVID-19 deaths in Nova Scotia. About three-quarters of those deaths happened during the Omicron wave, which began Dec. 8, 2021...

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COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise across Atlantic Canada
On Thursday, Nova Scotia reported 44 people in hospital, double the number from two weeks ago
CBC News · Posted: Jul 21, 2022 2:40 PM AT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

All four provinces across Atlantic Canada are reporting an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations as experts warn a seventh wave of the pandemic is rolling across the region.

On Thursday, Nova Scotia reported 44 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 symptoms from July 12 to 18. That is double the number hospitalized just two weeks ago.

On Tuesday, P.E.I reported its highest number of hospitalizations since the pandemic began. A record 41 people are in hospital with COVID-19, including one in ICU.

In New Brunswick, the number of COVID-19 hospital admissions has doubled in the past week. Thirty people were newly admitted to hospital because of the virus between July 10 and July 16, up from 15 the previous week.

Newfoundland and Labrador has also seen a surge in hospital admissions, according to the latest figures released Wednesday. The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald has said she expects an increase in hospitalizations as the Omicron subvariant BA.5 circulates around the globe.

Nova Scotia reports 7 new deaths

Nova Scotia is reporting seven COVID-19 deaths and a daily average of 268 lab-confirmed cases in its latest update to the provincial dashboard.

The figures are from a seven-day period from July 12 to July 18.

There were a total of 1,877 positive PCR tests, an increase of 20 per cent from last week. That number does not include positive rapid test results...

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N.S. sees sharp increase in people in hospital with COVID-19
Nova Scotia also reporting five deaths related to COVID-19 in latest weekly update
CBC News · Posted: Jul 28, 2022 3:51 PM AT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Hospitals in Nova Scotia are reporting a significant jump in the number of patients who are testing positive for COVID-19.

As of Thursday, there are a total of 260 patients in hospitals across the province who are positive for COVID-19, according to Nova Scotia Health. That number includes:

45 patients admitted for treatment of COVID-19 symptoms (nine in ICU).
143 patients admitted for treatment of another health issue but tested positive for COVID-19.
72 patients who contracted COVID-19 after admission to hospital.

That is an increase of 64 patients from last week, one of the largest week-over-week increases reported in Nova Scotia hospitals since the start of the pandemic.

There are fewer than five children admitted to the IWK hospital due to COVID-19 symptoms as of Thursday...

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N.S. reports no new COVID-19 deaths in a week for first time since January
Daily average of 240 cases for the 7-day period between July 26 and Aug. 1
CBC News · Posted: Aug 04, 2022 4:09 PM AT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Nova Scotia is reporting no new COVID-19 deaths for a seven-day period for the first time since Jan. 3.

In its weekly update on Thursday, the province reported a daily average of 240 new cases for the week of July 26-Aug. 1.

As of Thursday, there were 283 patients in hospitals across the province positive for COVID-19, according to Nova Scotia Health. That number includes:

33 patients admitted for treatment of COVID-19 symptoms (8 in ICU).
148 patients admitted for treatment of another health issue but tested positive for COVID-19.
102 patients who contracted COVID-19 after admission to hospital.

There were fewer than five children admitted to the IWK hospital due to COVID-19 symptoms as of Thursday. The IWK reported 72 staff off work and 15 isolating.

Nova Scotia Health reported 221 employees off work on Thursday due to being diagnosed as positive for COVID-19, awaiting results of a COVID-19 test or being exposed to a member of their household who tested positive for COVID-19...

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N.S. hospitals no longer have designated COVID-19 units
Health authority removed designated units last month, moving to ‘care in place’ model
Brooklyn Currie · CBC News · Posted: Aug 10, 2022 3:56 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Nova Scotians who are admitted to the hospital while sick with COVID-19 are no longer being treated separately from patients who have not contracted the virus.

The province has been moving away from designated COVID-19 units for some time. The last ones closed in mid-July.

It's now using a "care in place" model, meaning all patients will be treated in whichever unit or facility of the hospital that meets their needs, regardless of COVID-19 status.

Dr. Shelly McNeil, senior medical director for COVID planning and implementation for Nova Scotia Health, called it the "gradual evolution" of dealing with COVID-19 in the health care system.

"We're seeing a shift to patients that tend to be complex medically, so they have lots of underlying medical problems, and COVID is tipping them over the edge, so to speak, with regard to other medical problems," McNeil said...

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N.S. reports 5 deaths in weekly COVID-19 update
Daily average of 249 cases for the 7-day period between Aug. 2 and Aug. 8
Anjuli Patil · CBC News · Posted: Aug 11, 2022 2:30 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Nova Scotia is reporting five new COVID-19 deaths for the seven-day period ending Monday.

In its weekly update on Thursday, the province reported a daily average of 249 new cases for the week of Aug. 2 to Aug. 8.

As of Thursday, there were 316 patients in hospitals across the province positive for COVID-19, according to Nova Scotia Health. That number includes:

46 patients admitted for treatment of COVID-19 symptoms (seven in ICU).
163 patients admitted for treatment of another health issue but tested positive for COVID-19.
107 patients who contracted COVID-19 after admission to hospital.

There were fewer than five children admitted to the IWK hospital due to COVID-19 symptoms as of Thursday. The IWK reported 65 staff off work and 17 isolating.

Nova Scotia Health reported 241 employees off work on Thursday due to being diagnosed as positive for COVID-19, awaiting results of a COVID-19 test, or being exposed to a member of their household who tested positive for COVID-19...

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COVID-19 hospitalizations in N.S. higher in July than June
But deaths were lower in July than June, province reports
Anjuli Patil · CBC News · Posted: Aug 15, 2022 3:22 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Nova Scotia reported an increase in positive results for PCR tests and an increase in hospitalizations — but fewer deaths — in July compared to June in its monthly COVID-19 epidemiological summary.

A total of 8,650 positive PCR results, 225 hospitalizations and nine deaths were observed in July 2022. In June, the province reported 7,570 PCR positive results, 144 hospitalizations and 15 deaths from COVID-19.

The province said of the nine deaths reported in July, six were people who were 70 or older and three were living in long-term care facilities.

Age and a lack of vaccinations are still associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes, the province noted in its report.

It said Nova Scotians 70 and older have been hospitalized at nearly 14 times the rate of those 18 to 49. Also for this age group, the rate of death is 166 times higher compared to those under 50...

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Nova Scotia reports 8 deaths from COVID-19 in latest weekly update
Daily average lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases down this week compared to last week
CBC News · Posted: Aug 25, 2022 1:57 PM AT | Last Updated: 32 minutes ago

Eight Nova Scotians died from COVID-19 the week of Aug. 16 to 22, the province's updated COVID-19 dashboard showed Thursday.

There were an average of 194 daily COVID-19 cases confirmed by PCR testing during that time, a decrease from 206 the previous week. Eleven deaths from COVID-19 were reported last week.

New hospital admissions due to COVID-19 were 34, down from 40 a week ago.

Nova Scotia Health was not able to provide inpatient numbers for Thursday, Aug. 25, due to a technical issue.

Nova Scotia Health reported 241 employees off work on Thursday due to being diagnosed as positive for COVID-19, awaiting results of a COVID-19 test, or being exposed to a member of their household who tested positive for COVID-19...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9100141/n...d-sept-1-2022/

COVID-19: Nova Scotia reports 5 deaths, drop in new infections
By Karla Renić Global News
Posted September 1, 2022 1:51 pm

Nova Scotia reported five more deaths linked to COVID-19 in its latest weekly update — a drop of three from the previous reporting week.

In the seven-day period ending Aug. 29, the province also recorded 38 more hospital admissions, a slight increase from the previous period.

As of Aug. 30, there were 38 people in hospital due to COVID-19 complications, including eight in intensive care units. The median age of those hospitalized with the virus was 84.

Of those in hospital, 29 per cent have not received a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, though unvaccinated individuals represent under 15 per cent of Nova Scotians.

The province also reported another 1,310 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the latest reporting period. Last week it reported 1,445 new cases. Public health does not release the number of self-reported rapid test positives, however...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9131441/n...-sept-15-2022/


COVID-19: N.S. reports 15 new deaths, opens fall booster appointments
By Karla Renić Global News
Posted September 15, 2022 12:48 pm

Nova Scotia reported 15 new deaths linked to COVID-19 in its latest weekly report — up from 10 deaths reported last week.

Last week, the province also surpassed 500 deaths recorded in Nova Scotia since the start of the pandemic. The toll is now at 522 deaths total.

In the seven-day period ending Sept. 12, the province saw 39 hospital admissions in a slight increase from the previous reporting period.

As of Tuesday, there were 48 active hospitalizations due to complications with COVID-19, including nine patients in intensive care. The median age of those hospitalized was 78...

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Nova Scotia reports 12 COVID deaths for week ending Sept. 19
SaltWire Network | Posted: 6 hours ago | Updated: 5 hours ago | 2 Min

HALIFAX, N.S. — Nova Scotia continues to see double-digit deaths weekly due to COVID-19, with Thursday's update of the online data dashboard reporting 12 for the period of Sept. 13-19.

That's slightly down from the previous week's reported 15 deaths.

The number of weekly positive PCR test results dropped below the 1,000 threshold, however, with 893 reported this week.

There were 42 new hospital admissions and the total number of people being treated in hospital is 48. Four of those are in an ICU.

The median age for those in hospital is 78. The median age of the 422 Nova Scotians who have died during the Omicron variant wave is 83.

The total number of deaths in the province attributed to COVID-19 since March 2020 is 534...

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N.S. reports 10 COVID-19 deaths, says kids under 5 eligible for 2nd dose
Average of 142 daily COVID-19 cases confirmed by PCR testing from Sept. 20 to Sept. 26
Anjuli Patil · CBC News · Posted: Sep 29, 2022 4:24 PM AT | Last Updated: September 29

Nova Scotia reported 10 deaths from COVID-19 for the week ending Sept. 26, the province's updated COVID-19 dashboard showed Thursday.

The province announced Thursday children five and under are eligible to be booked for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine if they received their first dose in early August.

There were an average of 142 daily COVID-19 cases confirmed by PCR testing during the last reporting period, up from close to 128 last week. Twelve people died of COVID-19 in the previous reporting period. The median age of deaths for this reporting week is 83.

As of Thursday, Sept. 29, Nova Scotia Health reported 292 patients in hospitals across the province tested positive for COVID-19 — an increase of 66 from the previous week. That number includes:

50 patients in hospital being treated for COVID-19, seven in intensive care.
138 patients in hospital have COVID-19 but are being treated for something else.
104 patients in hospital contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital...