Quebec reported Saturday that 291,175 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 in the province and 10,455 people have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic.
As many students in the province get set for Spring Break, Quebec reported that 737 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the overall total to 287,740 since the pandemic began.
MONTREAL Quebec announced Friday that 815 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall total number of infections since the start of the pandemic to 286,145. Of those who tested positive, 267,885 are reported to have recovered, an increase of 1,006. The Quebec Institute of Public Health says that there are 7,888 active COVID-19 cases in the province. The province also added 11 deaths due to the disease, but none in the past 24 hours. Eight of the deaths took place between Feb. 19 and Feb. 24, and three deaths occurred before Feb. 19.
As a mass vaccination campaign is set to start, Quebec reported that 806 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours bringing the total to 284,472 since the start of the pandemic.