MONTREAL Quebec reported Saturday that 760 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours bringing the total number of infections in the province to 362,580 since the start of the pandemic. Of those, 344,039 are reported to have recovered from the disease, an increase of 897. The Quebec Institute of Public Health (INSPQ) is reporting that there are 7,509 active COVID-19 cases in the province, which is 144 fewer than on Friday. Quebec also added eight deaths due to COVID-19, including two in the past 24 hours, three between May 8 and May 13, and three before May 8. Since the pandemic began, Quebec has reported 11,032 deaths due to the novel coronavirus after the province removed one death that was found to be not attributable to COVID-19.
MONTREAL Depending on where you live, some incentives being offered to encourage people to get a COVID-19 vaccine include free books, baseball tickets or a nice, cold beer, but one Quebec company is offering straight-up cash. DLGL Technologies Corp., based in Blainville, Que., north of the island of Montreal, is offering $1,250 to employees who show proof of a first shot. That bonus will double after they prove they got a second shot. The company, which offers human resources and payroll software services for large and medium-sized businesses, announced the incentive program in a news release on Friday. President Jacques Guenette said its employees want to do our share in the pursuit of a secure society for all, the easing of the stress on the health system, and we want to create as soon as possible the conditions for getting back in to our headquarters in Blainville.
MONTREAL Health Minister Christian Dube said Friday that Quebec set a new record for the number of vaccine injections given in a single day, as more 110,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines were administered on Thursday. In total, Quebec added 112,925 vaccination doses, including 110,119 injections in the past 24 hours bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 4,127,768, which is 46.1 per cent of the population. Quebec has received 4,578,079 doses of vaccine. The minister said he is especially proud of Quebecers aged 25 to 29 because 50 per cent of that demographic has already received their first shot or booked their appointment for inoculation.
MONTREAL Quebec reported Sunday that 960 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections since the start of the pandemic to 358,134. Of those, 338,628 are reported to have recovered, an increase of 1,090 since Saturday. The Quebec Institute of Public Health (INSPQ) is reporting that there are 8,519 active COVID-19 cases in the province. The province also said that six more people have died due to the novel coronavirus, including one death in the past 24 hours, and five between May 2 and May 7. Since the pandemic began, 10,987 people in Quebec have died due to the disease.