N.S. sees sharp increase in people in hospital with COVID-19 – CBC
Nova Scotia also reporting five deaths related to COVID-19 in latest weekly update
Jul 28, 2022
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.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/covid-19-cases-halifax-deaths-hospitalizations-1.6534965
