Quebec reported 1,064 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 15 additional deaths linked to the virus.
Provincial public health authorities say 503 people are currently in hospital due to the novel coronavirus, a decline of 12 from the day before.
Of those, 82 are in intensive care, an increase of one from Friday.
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Public health said six of the additional deaths took place within the past 24-hours, with the rest taking place at an earlier date.
Quebec conducted 28,222 COVID-19 tests on Oct. 29, the most recent date for which data is available.
The provincial health department has now reported 106,016 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Quebec and 6,246 deaths linked to the virus.
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