COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related fatalities to 202.In a release, the province said a woman in her 70s and a woman in her 90s, both in the Central Zone, have died.Four more people have been hospitalized due to COVID-19 and two people have been discharged.
There are now a total of 48 people in hospital — up by three since Monday — who are receiving specialized care in a designated unit, including 11 people in ICU.The age range of those in hospital is two to 92 years old, and the median age is 62.
The median length of stay in hospital is 6.5 days, the province said.Of those in hospital, 14 (29.2 per cent) have had a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, 20 (41.7 per cent) have two doses, one (2.1 per cent) is fully vaccinated and 13 (27.1 per cent) are unvaccinated.
N.S. announces 7 new deaths related to COVID-19, including man in his 30s “It is important to note that less than 10 per cent of Nova Scotians are unvaccinated,” the release said.In addition to the 48 hospitalized due to COVID-19, there are another 125 people who were identified as positive upon arrival to hospital but were admitted for another reason, or who were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer need specialized care.A further 163 people contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital.According to the province, 92.1 per cent of Nova Scotians have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 86.7 per cent have received two doses.