COVID-19 cases, however hospitalizations have gone up and there are 24 new deaths to report in the weekly epidemiologic update.For the seven-day period ending April 25, the province recorded 5,436 new PCR-confirmed cases.
That’s compared to 7,508 positive tests in the previous report.In addition to the 24 deaths, there were 91 new hospitalizations due to the virus.
The update states increases in hospitalizations and deaths are “not unexpected” because severe outcomes lag behind new infections.
COVID-19 - N.S. ‘may have’ hit peak of wave, as province averages 1K daily new cases “There is a delay in developing severe outcomes, which involves both hospitalization and death, so the number of cases this week would not have also been hospitalized and died this week.