Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
Corporate Canada is readying a major push to support the battle against COVID-19 in the weeks ahead by setting up mass vaccination sites in what are normally workplaces. Businesses involved say they’re motivated not only by altruism but also by a desire to move past the coronavirus crisis as quickly as possible.
The endeavour is clearest in Quebec, where the government of Premier François Legault announced plans in March to enlist companies willing to establish “vaccination hubs” on their grounds in a bid to vaccinate 500,000 people and expand the province’s overall immunization capacity. More than 450 businesses answered the call and the first 13 hubs are now being readied to welcome people across Quebec starting next month.
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One death previously attributed to the pandemic has been removed from the death toll after further tests revealed that it was not related to COVID-19.
Some other key statistics from Quebecâs latest COVID-19 update, published this morning:
Montreal Island: 287 new cases, 2 deaths.
3 more people are in hospital. Total hospitalizations: 686.
8 more people are in intensive care. Total in ICU: 183. Thatâs the highest it has been since Feb. 1.
40,433 additional vaccine doses were administered, bringing the total to 2,399,934.
On Saturday, Quebec conducted 26,132 tests. Thatâs the last day for which screening data is available.
The positivity rate is 3.5 per cent.
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