HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia say 82 people were recovering in hospital today after being admitted with a COVID-19 diagnosis.
Eleven of those people were receiving intensive care, and their average age is 67.
Aside from the 82 admitted with COVID-19, another 84 patients were identified as positive upon arrival but were admitted for another medical reason, or were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer require specialized care.
Another 121 people contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital.
That means a total of 287 people were in hospital today with COVID-19, though health officials did not say how many people had been admitted with the disease today.
Sixteen new hospital admissions due to COVID-19 were reported Friday, when the total number of patients was 280, up from 269 on Thursday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 22, 2022.
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