Quebec reports 31 more COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations continue to drop
Posted February 9, 2022 1:17 pm.
Quebec is reporting 31 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus today and a 32-patient drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations.
The Health Department says 2,348 people are in hospital with COVID-19, after 178 patients were admitted in the past 24 hours and 210 were discharged.
There are 171 people in intensive care, a drop of seven patients.
Officials are reporting 3,361 new cases confirmed by PCR testing and another 763 positive results from rapid take-home tests uploaded to a government portal.
They say 35,044 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered Tuesday.
Dr. Luc Boileau, the province’s interim public health director, is scheduled to hold a news conference later in the day on the COVID-19 situation in the province.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 9, 2022.
