COVID-19: N.S. reports 6 new deaths, 7 hospital admissions

COVID-19 on Tuesday, pushing the province’s death toll to 182.In a release, the province said the deaths include a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 70s in the Central Zone, a woman in her 70s and a woman in her 80s in the Western Zone, and a man in his 80s and a man in his 90s in the Northern Zone.“My heart goes out to the families and friends of the six Nova Scotians who died,” said Premier Tim Houston in a release.“To all Nova Scotians, we know what we have to do to protect ourselves and others.

Please do your part and get vaccinated to help prevent another loss.” Nova Scotia reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, new hospital outbreaks Another seven people have been admitted to hospital since the last update and three people were discharged.

There are now 74 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and are receiving specialized care in a COVID-19 designated unit, including 11 in ICU.The age range of those in hospital is 0 to 93 years old, with a median age of 66 and a median length of stay of 6.1 days.The vaccination status of those in hospital is:“It is important to note that less than 10 per cent of Nova Scotians are unvaccinated,” the release said.There are another 125 people identified as positive for COVID-19 upon arrival to hospital but were admitted for another medical reason, or who were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer need specialized care.Another 162 people contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital.The province also reported another 226 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, based on 1,872 tests completed by Nova Scotia Health.According to the release, 91.6 per cent of Nova Scotians have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 85.7 have received two doses.