Quebec’s COVID-19 hospitalizations fall sharply as province logs 7 more deaths | Globalnews.ca

Quebec reported seven new deaths associated with COVID-19 as pandemic-related hospitalizations fell Wednesday.

There were 1,139 people hospitalized with the disease, a net drop of 42. In the last day, 51 patients were admitted while 93 left.

Officials say intensive care unit cases fell by one for a total of 31.

The province also recorded 711 new infections. The daily tally isn’t an accurate representation of the current situation since only certain groups can access PCR testing.

Quebec administered 13,461 tests at government-run sites on Monday, the most recent day for which that information was given.

The roundup shows the results of 168 additional rapid tests were declared by the general public in the last day. This includes 139 positive results.

The province issued 6,365 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the last 24 hours, for more than 19.9 million shots to date.

Quebec has reported 1,066,906 official cases and 15,427 virus-related deaths since 2020.

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