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N.S. reports five new COVID-19 related deaths Tuesday; total of 304 in hospital due to virus
Leigha Kaiser
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca writer
Published Jan. 25, 2022 3:38 p.m. EST
Five more Nova Scotians have died as a result of COVID-19.
In a news release on Tuesday, the province says the deaths involve:
a woman in her 70s in the Central zone
a man in his 80s in the Central zone
a man in his 80s in the Central zone
a man in his 80s in the Central zone
a woman in her 80s in the Eastern zone..
... Since Monday, public health says there have been 11 new hospital admissions due to COVID-19 and nine discharges.
Currently, there are a total of 304 people in hospital due to the virus.
Health officials say 92 of those in hospital were admitted due to COVID-19 and are receiving specialized care in a COVID-19 designated unit.
Of the 92 in hospital:
15 are in intensive care
the age range is from zero to 100
the average age is 68
the average length of stay in hospital is seven days
89 were admitted during the Omicron wave
The vaccination status of the 92 people in hospital is as follows:
17 (18.5 per cent) people have had a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine
55 (59.8 per cent) are fully vaccinated (two doses)
three (3.3 per cent) are partially vaccinated
17 (18.5 per cent) are unvaccinated
"It is important to note that less than 10 per cent of Nova Scotians are unvaccinated," reads a release from public health.
Health officials say there are also two additional groups of people in hospital related to COVID-19, which include:
92 people who were identified as positive upon arrival at hospital but were admitted for another medical reason, or were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer require specialized care
120 people who contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital..
... As of Tuesday, there are an estimated 4,250 active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia...
N.S. reports five new COVID-19 related deaths Tuesday; total of 304 in hospital due to virus
Leigha Kaiser
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca writer
Published Jan. 25, 2022 3:38 p.m. EST
Five more Nova Scotians have died as a result of COVID-19.
In a news release on Tuesday, the province says the deaths involve:
a woman in her 70s in the Central zone
a man in his 80s in the Central zone
a man in his 80s in the Central zone
a man in his 80s in the Central zone
a woman in her 80s in the Eastern zone..
... Since Monday, public health says there have been 11 new hospital admissions due to COVID-19 and nine discharges.
Currently, there are a total of 304 people in hospital due to the virus.
Health officials say 92 of those in hospital were admitted due to COVID-19 and are receiving specialized care in a COVID-19 designated unit.
Of the 92 in hospital:
15 are in intensive care
the age range is from zero to 100
the average age is 68
the average length of stay in hospital is seven days
89 were admitted during the Omicron wave
The vaccination status of the 92 people in hospital is as follows:
17 (18.5 per cent) people have had a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine
55 (59.8 per cent) are fully vaccinated (two doses)
three (3.3 per cent) are partially vaccinated
17 (18.5 per cent) are unvaccinated
"It is important to note that less than 10 per cent of Nova Scotians are unvaccinated," reads a release from public health.
Health officials say there are also two additional groups of people in hospital related to COVID-19, which include:
92 people who were identified as positive upon arrival at hospital but were admitted for another medical reason, or were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer require specialized care
120 people who contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital..
... As of Tuesday, there are an estimated 4,250 active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia...
