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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