Nova Scotia reports one COVID-19 death and 678 new cases

Nova Scotia is reporting one death related to COVID-19.

A Central Zone woman in her 80s died.

It can’t be confirmed that she had the Omicron variant at this time.

However, she was hospitalized during the Omicron wave.

There are 394 cases in Central Zone, 108 cases in Eastern Zone, 97 cases in Northern Zone and 79 cases in Western Zone.

There are 48 people in hospital with seven in ICU.

Their ages range from 31 to 94 years old, and the average age is 67.

Of the 48 in hospital, 44 were admitted during the Omicron wave.

As of today, there are an estimated 6,615 active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia.