Nova Scotia is reporting four new hospital admissions due to COVID-19 today and seven patient discharges.
Health officials say 66 people are being treated for the disease in a specialized unit, including 11 people in intensive care.
Two other groups are in hospital with the disease — 128 patients who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive and 168 people who contracted the infection in hospital.
The province is reporting 320 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and estimates there are a total of 2,439 active cases.
The Health Department is reporting a new COVID-19 outbreak at the Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital in Pictou, N.S.
Officials say fewer than five patients have tested positive.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 18, 2022.
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