No quick drop expected in Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 hospitalizations – CBC
‘Very gradual decrease’ for hospitalizations is likely, even though Omicron peak has passed, says official
Feb 14, 2022
As Nova Scotia begins lifting COVID-19 restrictions Monday, the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 is expected to only gradually decrease, says an official with Nova Scotia’s health authority.
Where cases rose and fell quickly after peaking during previous COVID-19 waves, Dr. Nicole Boutilier said Omicron has been different.
“We’re just kind of plateauing and maybe just starting to trend down a little bit and we expect that that will continue for a while, that we’re going to get that very gradual decrease in the community as the wave continues,” said the vice-president of medicine for Nova Scotia Health.
At the most recent provincial COVID-19 briefing last Wednesday, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang said hospital capacity was at 105 per cent.
“Even the number of new admissions to hospitals looks like they’ve reached their peak, but we have to acknowledge our health-care system continues to be under tremendous pressure,” he said.
