837 new COVID-19 cases

Nova Scotia is reporting 837 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

500 cases in the Central Zone, 109 cases in the Eastern Zone, 106 cases in the Northern Zone and 122 cases in the Western Zone.

There are an estimated 6,867 active cases of COVID-19 across the province.

Nova Scotia is reporting 12 new hospital admissions and seven discharges.

The province is also reporting one death related to COVID-19.

A woman in her 60s in Western Zone has died.

There are 60 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and are receiving specialized care in a COVID-19 designated unit.

That includes five people in ICU.

The age range of those in hospital is 0-100 years old, and the average age is 66.

Of the 60 people in hospital, 58 were admitted during the Omicron wave.

The average length of stay of those admitted to hospital due to COVID-19 is 5.8 days.