COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know this weekend
The COVID-19 death toll in Quebec reached 10,031 Sunday, which accounts for about half of the total number of deaths in Canada.
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Montreal was digging out from under yet another winter storm on Friday.(Jean-Claude Taliana/Radio-Canada) comments
Quebec reported 1,081 new cases on Sunday and 32 more deaths.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 270,058 confirmed cases and 10,031 people have died.
There are 963 people in hospital (a decrease of 19), including 158 in intensive care (a decrease of one).
2,033 doses of vaccine were administered Saturday. A total of 256,550 doses have been administered since Dec. 14, accounting for three per cent of the population.
Quebec avoids relying on rapid COVID-19 tests as pressure mounts to follow Ontario s lead
Health officials in Quebec remain wary about deploying rapid COVID-19 tests on a large scale and suggested Monday that jurisdictions who adopt that approach, such as Ontario, will face huge numbers of inaccurate results.
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COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know Tuesday
Premier François Legault says Quebec businesses, museums and hair salons will be allowed to open on Feb. 8, but the curfew will remain in place across the province.
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Posted: Feb 02, 2021 6:42 AM ET | Last Updated: February 2
A health-care worker sets up a welcome station at the new vaccination site at the Palais des congrès de Montréal.(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)
Quebec to open businesses, hair salons on Feb. 8, keep curfew in place
Premier François Legault says Quebec businesses and hairdressers will be allowed to open on Feb. 8, but the curfew will remain in place across the province as the situation is precarious in hospitals in all but six regions.
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The hospital, west of Montreal, is slated to open in 2026. “With the first models finally unveiled, we are starting to really understand what this major project represents for the population of our region,” said Maryline Picard, parliamentary assistant to Health Minister Christian Dubé and the MNA for Soulanges. In 2019, the province announced it had acquired land for a future hospital, near highways 30 and 40 in the municipality west of the island of Montreal. The project, worth 1.7 billion, will add 404 beds to the health network, and will include 41 stretchers in the emergency room and 11 surgical rooms. Health Minister Christian Dubé said the hospital is more needed than ever with the increase in population the area has seen in recent years.