N.S. reports 21 new deaths, 49 hospitalizations from COVID-19 in weekly update – CBC

Province says 19 of the deaths happened between April 25 and May 30

Jun 09, 2022

Nova Scotia reported 21 new COVID-19 deaths, 49 hospitalizations and a daily average of 211 lab-confirmed cases in its latest weekly figures released Thursday.

Last week, the province reported nine deaths and 41 hospitalizations.

The latest figures are from a seven-day period that ended June 6. The province said two deaths occurred last week, while 19 occurred between April 25 and May 30. It said there is typically a delay in reporting deaths.

The province said for people 70 and older, the risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 is nearly 11 times higher, while the risk of death is about 125 times higher, compared to younger populations.

Of the COVID-19 deaths reported this week, 19 were people at least 70 years old. The other two people were between the ages of 60 and 69.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-covid-19-update-june-9-2022-1.6482882