As Quebec prepares to reopen outdoor dining spaces on Friday, the province reported 436 more positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the overall total to 368,899 since the start of the pandemic.
As Quebecers prepare to have health restrictions lightened on May 28, the province reported 433 new COVID-19 cases on Monday bringing the overall total of infections to 367,809 since the start of the pandemic.
MONTREAL Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations and intensive care numbers dropped for a seventh straight day on Friday, and the number of patients receiving care in the province s hospitals is at its lowest point since October. Health authorities announced that 23 fewer people are receiving care for the novel coronavirus in hospitals, dropping to 437. Of those, 106 people are in intensive care, a decrease of one. The last time hospitalization numbers were this low was October 12 when an equivalent number of people were in hospital. QUEBEC NUMBERS STABLE The number of positve COVID-19 cases increased by 752 to start the holiday weekend, bringing the overall number of infections since the start of the pandemic to 366,394.
MONTREAL Quebec announced Sunday that two more people have died due to COVID-19, which is the lowest increase since Sept. 25, 2020, according to the Quebec Institute of Public Health (INSPQ). Both deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in the Eastern Townships (342 total deaths), and they bring the overall number of deaths due to the novel coronavirus to 11,034 since the start of the pandemic. Quebec also added 716 more positive cases bringing the total number of cases to 363,296. Of those, 344,950 people are reported to have recovered from the disease, an increase of 911 from Saturday. The INSPQ reports that there are 7,312 active COVID-19 cases in the province, 197 fewer than 24 hours ago.