Nova Scotia reports 24 COVID-19 deaths in past week, an all-time high – CBC

Daily case average stands at 777 new cases, down from 1,073 a week ago

Apr 28, 2022

Nova Scotia is reporting a record number of COVID-19 deaths in its latest weekly report.

Twenty-four people died between April 19 and 25. Since Dec. 8, the beginning of the Omicron surge, 202 Nova Scotians have died from COVID-19. Their ages range from between 10 and 100 years old, with a median age of 80.

“The number of deaths isn’t surprising. It’s very extremely unfortunate but it’s not surprising,” said Dr. Shelley Deeks in a teleconference Thursday.

“As the numbers go up, we do know that a certain proportion will be severe, will be hospitalized and unfortunately will die.”

There are 55 people currently in hospital due to COVID-19, including 10 in ICU.

However, the number of cases overall is decreasing. The daily case average stands at 777 new cases, down from 1,073 a week ago.

Nova Scotia reports 24 COVID-19 deaths in past week, an all-time high – CBC

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