N.S. reports 15 COVID-19 deaths in latest weekly update – CBC
Average of 162 daily COVID-19 cases confirmed by PCR testing from Sept. 6 to Sept. 12
Sep 15, 2022
Nova Scotia reported 15 deaths from COVID-19 for the week ending Sept. 12, the province’s updated COVID-19 dashboard showed Thursday.
There were an average of 162 daily COVID-19 cases confirmed by PCR testing during that time, up from 141 last week. Ten 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. 15, Nova Scotia Health reported 277 patients in hospitals across the province tested positive for COVID-19 — a decrease of 30 from the previous week. That number includes:
45 patients in hospital being treated for COVID-19, seven in intensive care.
145 patients in hospital have COVID-19 but are being treated for something else.
87 patients in hospital contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital.
Nova Scotia Health reported 123 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. Last week that number was 141.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/covid-19-update-sept-15-2022-august-stats-1.6584037
