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The province is reporting five more Nova Scotians have passed away from COVID-19.

It has posted its latest data for the virus online for the week ending August 29th.

There were 38 new hospital admissions.

Eight people are currently in ICU with the average age of those hospitalized at 84.

The province is also reporting more than 1,300 new lab-confirmed cases.