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COVID-19: Quebec reports 169 new cases as province steps up testing capacity

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Quebec continues to see a rise in the number of COVID-19 infections in the province, reporting 169 new confirmed cases on Sunday.

The new cases bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Quebec to 58,583.

The province is also reporting one new death, which brings the number of people to have died from the novel coronavirus to 5,667 since the beginning of the pandemic.

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The number of hospitalizations has continued to decline — down by nine on Sunday, for a new total of 197. Ten of these patients are being treated in intensive care, which is a decrease of two since Saturday.

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The province has stepped up its testing capacity in recent days — the latest data shows 16,387 tests were conducted on Friday, July 24, the last day for which testing data is available. So far 1,151,151 tests have been performed since the start of the health crisis.

According to provincial figures, the province has averaged nearly 160 cases a day for the past week.

Montreal remains the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in Quebec, counting 28,475 cases.

Health authorities say 50,812 people in Quebec have recovered from the virus.

–With files from the Canadian Press

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