Quebec reports 715 new COVID-19 cases, just short of highest number since September – Montreal

Quebec is reporting 715 new instances of COVID-19 on Saturday and 6 extra deaths attributed to the virus.

The tally falls one beneath the best variety of new each day COVID-19 instances since September, a mark the province hit on Friday.

Well being officers say COVID-19-related hospitalizations dropped by seven from the day earlier than to 198, whereas the variety of sufferers in intensive care rose by 4 to 44.

Authorities say 2,305 first doses of vaccine have been administered previously 24 hours on high of 4,005 second doses.

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Quebec’s public well being institute says 91 per cent of residents 12 and over have acquired at the very least one dose and 87 per cent are thought of adequately vaccinated.

The provincial demise toll now sits at 11,541.

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