Quebec adds 20 COVID deaths, hospitalizations up once more

Quebec adding 20 COVID deaths to its total, while hospitalizations related to the virus increase once more – this time by nine patients.

The latest data shows the province is dealing with 246 active outbreaks and 3,689 health workers are out sick.

16,717 fatalities total since the pandemic began: zero in the last 24 hours, three added from the last week to the total, and 17 deaths added from over seven days ago.

Public Health notes that: “As death removals are not shown in the data above, the number of death additions may exceed the number of new deaths for the day. Otherwise, 15 deaths are added to the total number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. It is a catch-up in the data entry of deaths that occurred more than 60 days ago.”

1,549 people being treated in hospital – but 512 of those admitted because of COVID-19 symptoms, the rest tested positive after being hospitalized for other ailments. 132 new entries and 123 discharges.

Of those, 36 in ICU, including 19 specifically for COVID and the rest testing positive after being admitted – down by one with eight newly admitted and nine released.

A total of 929 new infections in the last 24 hours, with 163 tests self-declared by Quebecers who were positive. The overall case numbers likely an undercount as access to PCR tests is limited to specific groups and not everyone self-declare their rapid tests.

Vaccination rates:  

-56 per cent of those eligible have gotten a third dose, with 1,000 boosters administered in the last 24 hours

-22 per cent of those eligible have gotten a fourth shot, with 8,979 doses of the second booster administered in the last 24 hours

-23K+ doses administered last 24 hours, 21.1M+ total so far

For more: Quebec.ca