Nova Scotia - 2021/2022 Covid cases

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/covid-weekly-update-may-5-1.6442151

N.S. reports 22 COVID-19 deaths, 2nd highest weekly count since pandemic began
Daily case average continues to drop and stands at 488 new cases
Anam Khan · CBC News · Posted: May 05, 2022 3:31 PM AT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Nova Scotia continues to report a high number of COVID-19 deaths in its latest weekly report released Thursday.

While COVID cases appear to be decreasing, data for the latest seven-day period shows the second highest number of COVID deaths reported since the pandemic began.

There were 22 deaths reported to Public Health between April 25 and May 2. The week before had 24 deaths, the highest since the pandemic began.

In that time period, there were also 3,415 new PCR-confirmed cases. The daily case average stands at 488 new cases, down from 777 a week ago and 1,073 the week before...

 

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Source: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-s-rep...d-19-drop-in-hospitalizations-cases-1.5900521


N.S. reports 18 deaths related to COVID-19; drop in hospitalizations, cases
Alex MacIsaac
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca writer
Published May 12, 2022 3:15 p.m. EDT

Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting a drop in deaths, hospitalizations and case numbers in the province’s weekly COVID-19 update.

The province announced 18 deaths due to COVID-19 Thursday – four fewer than were reported last week.

The data released Thursday covers a seven-day period ending May 9.

"We're seeing virus activity continue to slow down in Nova Scotia and that's great news, but the number of hospitalizations and deaths remains high, and that's important to keep in mind even as we make our way out of the sixth wave," said Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health for Nova Scotia in a news release.

The province says the number of COVID-19 cases linked to long-term care and residential care facilities is down this week.

They also note the report shows the association between age and severe outcomes.

Since the start of the Omicron wave, which began on Dec. 8, 2021, Nova Scotia has reported 242 deaths related to COVID-19, with a median age of 81.

HOSPITALIZATIONS

Health officials say 65 more people have been hospitalized with COVID-19, a drop of 12 from last week’s numbers....

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-covid-19-update-may-19-2022-1.6459423

N.S. reports 24 COVID-19 deaths, daily average of 359 cases in weekly update
Number of deaths tied with previous record high death count from COVID-19
CBC News · Posted: May 19, 2022 2:35 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Nova Scotia is reporting 24 more COVID-19 deaths in its latest weekly update, a tie for the most deaths ever reported in the province in a single week.

The province also reported a daily average of 359 people testing positive from PCR tests — down slightly from last week.

Of the 24 deaths reported in the seven-day period ending May 16, 22 people (91.7 per cent) were 70 or older. The age range for the other two deaths is 50 to 59. The province noted nine of the people who died lived in long-term care facilities.

Nova Scotia's deputy chief medical officer of health expects those numbers to go down soon.

"It's not unusual for deaths to lag behind case numbers and even hospitalizations and ... l expect in the coming weeks the number of deaths will decrease," Dr. Shelley Deeks said in a teleconference Thursday.

The province said hospitalizations are nearly 11 times higher, and the risk of death is 114 times higher for people 70 and older compared to younger people...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-covid-19-update-may-26-2022-1.6466399

N.S. reports 13 COVID-19 deaths, 226 daily average of cases in weekly update
Hospitalizations and new cases continue to decline, according to province
CBC News · Posted: May 26, 2022 3:02 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Nova Scotia is reporting 13 deaths caused by COVID-19 for the seven-day period ending May 23.

Nova Scotia health authority labs confirmed 1,584 new cases of the virus that week, an average of 226 new cases a day, according to a news release from the province Thursday.

There were 40 new hospitalizations as the result of the virus for that seven-day period.

The number of new cases continues to decline, along with the number of hospitalizations, the release said.

The province said hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are nearly 11 times higher, and the risk of death is 114 times higher, for people 70 and older compared to younger people.

A news release from the health authority on Thursday said 187 people currently in hospital have COVID-19.

33 people are in hospital due to COVID-19, including eight in intensive care.
171 people are in hospital for something else but have COVID-19.
83 people contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital.

Hospitalization numbers for the IWK Health Centre are not included in the Nova Scotia Health figures. CBC News has requested the numbers from that facility and is awaiting a response.

Staffing numbers for the health authority were not included because of a technical issue, a release said...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8888810/ns-covid-19-update-june-2-2022/

COVID-19: N.S. reporting 9 deaths in weekly report, all among people 70 and older
By Rebecca Lau Global News
Posted June 2, 2022 2:28 pm

Nova Scotia’s weekly COVID-19 report shows 1,563 new lab-confirmed cases, 41 hospitalizations and nine deaths during the seven-day period ending May 30.

All the deaths in this report were among people aged 70 or older.

The province noted in a news release Thursday that the number of new PCR-positive tests and hospitalizations is “similar” to last week.

Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief medical officer of health, said while virus activity has “slowed” over the past few weeks, it “hasn’t stopped.”...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-covid-19-weekly-update-june-15-2022-1.6490988

N.S. reports 10 COVID-19 deaths, average of 278 daily cases in weekly update
Positive tests slightly higher this week, but hospitalizations and deaths are down
CBC News · Posted: Jun 16, 2022 3:33 PM AT | Last Updated: 22 minutes ago

Nova Scotia is reporting 10 COVID-19 deaths, 28 hospitalizations and a daily average of 278 lab-confirmed cases in its weekly figures.

The figures are from a seven-day period that ended June 13. The province said hospitalizations and deaths are down this week.

Starting this week, the number of lab-confirmed cases includes people who have COVID-19 for the second time or more. It said reinfections were not previously included in data reports because the number was small.

"Since the beginning of the Omicron wave, there have been 215 people who have tested positive 90 days or more after a previous positive PCR test result," Nova Scotia's Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Shelley Deeks said in a news release.

"At this point, many Nova Scotians have tested positive for COVID-19, so the chances of reinfection become more probable; that is why we have shifted our reporting to include the number of reinfections in our weekly case count."

All of the COVID-19 deaths reported this week were people at least 70 years of age or older. Since March 2020, there have been 431 COVID-19 deaths in Nova Scotia...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/covid-19-cases-halifax-tests-hospitalizations-1.6498835

N.S. reports 7 COVID-19 deaths, daily average of 203 positive PCR tests in weekly update
The new data comes from the province's weekly COVID-19 report ending June 20
CBC News · Posted: Jun 23, 2022 1:05 PM AT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

Nova Scotia is reporting seven COVID-19 deaths in the past week, and a daily average of 203 lab-confirmed cases in its latest update.

The figures are from a seven-day period that ended June 20. The province said hospitalizations are up, but deaths and the number of positive PCR tests (a total of 1,420 over seven days) are down slightly from last week. That number does not include positive rapid test results.

"It is encouraging to see that we have another week with decreasing COVID-19 activity," Nova Scotia's Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Shelley Deeks said in the news release...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova...ifax-tests-hospitalizations-june-30-1.6507003

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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Source: https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-c...covid-19-deaths-spike-in-new-cases-100750997/

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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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova...ifax-tests-vaccine-moderna-children-1.6520803

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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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova...lifax-seventh-wave-hospitalizations-1.6527495

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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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/covid-19-cases-halifax-deaths-hospitalizations-1.6534965

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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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-covid-19-update-1.6541099

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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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/covid-19-units-hospitals-1.6546870

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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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-covid-19-august-11-2022-1.6548344

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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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova...ions-in-ns-higher-in-july-than-june-1.6551599

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...