Nova Scotia is reporting there are 76 people in hospital who are receiving specialized care due to COVID-19 on Sunday.
That includes 13 patients in ICU.
The age range of those in the hospital is 9-93 years old, and the median age is 66.
Of the 76 people in hospital, 71 were admitted during the Omicron wave.
There are also two other groups of people in hospital related to COVID-19:
– 132 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
– 148 people who contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital.
An additional 243 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 are being reported.
There are 96 cases in Central Zone, 59 cases in Eastern Zone, 47 cases in Western Zone, and 41 cases in Northern Zone.