Provincial Health and Wellness Department officials say there are 76 people in hospital who
Rapid COVID-19 test
were admitted due to COVID-19 and receiving specialized care in a COVID-19 designated unit. Of that number 13 people are in ICU.
There are another 280 people in hospital with the virus, including those identified as positive upon arrival in a medical facility, but were in the hospital for another medical reason; were admitted for COVID-19 but no longer need specialized care, or contracted the virus after arrival in hospital for care.
There are also an additional 243 new lab confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 96 cases in Central Zone, 59 in Eastern Zone, 47 in Western Zone and 41 in Northern Zone.
Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 1,792 tests on Saturday.