Nova Scotia reported 102 people in designated COVID-19 units on Saturday — the highest hospitalization number since May 2021.

A news release from the province said there are 14 people in ICU. They range in age from two years old to 95, and the average age is 65.

Of the 102 people in the designated unit, 94 were admitted during the Omicron wave.

Nova Scotia: COVID-19 hospitalizations

There are also two other groups of people in hospital related to COVID-19:

There are 136 people who were identified as positive upon arrival at hospital but were admitted for another medical reason, or were admitted for COVID-19, but no longer require specialized care.

There are 140 people who contracted COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital.

The number of COVID-19 admissions and discharges to hospital was not available Saturday.

Nova Scotia: Daily new COVID-19 cases

Currently, unvaccinated Nova Scotians&nbsp;are about 3.5 times more likely to be hospitalized due to COVID-19 than someone with two doses of vaccine. That is based on average hospitalizations since the province started releasing the daily hospitalization numbers by vaccine status on Jan. 4.

Nova Scotia labs completed 3,253&nbsp;tests on Friday&nbsp;and an additional 382 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have&nbsp;been&nbsp;reported.

Nova Scotia: COVID-19 positivity rate

reported six&nbsp;deaths and&nbsp;162&nbsp;hospitalizations Saturday,&nbsp;including 17&nbsp;in&nbsp;ICU.

&nbsp;reported one death and 10&nbsp;people&nbsp;in hospital Friday, with one&nbsp;in ICU. The province didn't plan an update Saturday due to clinic closures on the Island because of the weather.

reported 20 people in hospital on Friday, including eight&nbsp;in the ICU.

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NSP workers trimming ice-covered tree limbs that were touching power lines on Saturday night in Stillwater Lake

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NSP workers trim ice-covered tree limbs that were touching power lines on Saturday night in Stillwater Lake.

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Halifax to review the use of polygraph tests in hiring

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Coun. Shawn Cleary believes there are better and more reliable ways to screen job candidates than the polygraph test.

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The HRM will consider ending the use of polygraphs in hiring.

Windsor debates future of land near historic Fort Edward

People in Windsor, N.S., are deciding what to do with two plots of land that sit next to the Fort Edward National Historic Site. 

The two parcels of land sit next to the Fort Edward Historic Site and have been unused for years. 

Canadian TikTok star brings message of 'self love' to Hamilton

February may be “Body Awareness Month” but Canadian TikTok star Alicia McCarvell is out to remind young people it’s OK to not have their bodies be their main focus. 

Alicia McCarvell has 4.3 million followers on TikTok. "We place too much awareness on the body that we live in," she said. 

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A health-care worker prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during an immunization clinic in Halifax.

Nova Scotia reports 102 people in designated COVID-19 units Saturday

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