**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release
54 People in Hospital
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NOTE: Nova Scotia is not issuing a COVID-19 news release on Monday, February 21 (Heritage Day). Abbreviated COVID-19 news releases were issued this weekend. The online dashboard will not be updated again until Tuesday, February 22.
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Today, February 20, Nova Scotia is reporting 54 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and are receiving specialized care in a COVID-19 designated unit.
There are 12 people in ICU. The age range of those in hospital is 0 to 93 years old, and the median age is 63. Of the 54 people in hospital, 51 were admitted during the Omicron wave.
There are also two other groups of people in hospital related to COVID-19:
— 135 people who were identified as positive upon arrival at hospital but were admitted for another medical reason, or were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer require specialized care
— 177 people who contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital.
The number of COVID-19 hospital admissions and discharges is not available today.
On February 19, Nova Scotia Health Authority labs completed 1,881 tests. An additional 214 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 are being reported.
There are 61 cases in Central Zone, 45 cases in Eastern Zone, 53 cases in Northern Zone and 55 cases in Western Zone.
Quick Facts:
— a state of emergency was declared under the Emergency Management Act on March 22, 2020, and has been extended to March 6, 2022
Additional Resources:
More information on COVID-19 case data, testing and vaccines is available at: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/data/
Nova Scotians can find accurate, up-to-date information on the Province’s response to COVID-19 at: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus
Information on current provincewide restrictions and other public health measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19 is available at: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/restrictions-and-guidance/
Information on Nova Scotia’s three-phase reopening plan, which started Monday, February 14, is available at: https://novascotia.ca/reopening-plan/
Information about public health text notifications of positive COVID-19 cases and close contacts is available here: https://www.nshealth.ca/news/public-health-notifying-positive-covid-19-cases-text-advising-notify-close-contacts
Government of Canada: https://canada.ca/coronavirus or 1-833-784-4397 (toll-free)
