Quebec is reporting 1,368 new cases and 39 additional deaths, including eight in the past 24 hours, related to the novel coronavirus Thursday.
The province’s caseload now totals 258,698. Recoveries, meanwhile, stand at 233,768.
The health crisis has claimed the lives of 9,667 Quebecers since last March. However, the death toll was adjusted Thursday after it was discovered two previously reported deaths were not due to COVID-19.
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When it comes to the health network, hospitalizations related to the virus dropped once again. There are 1,264 patients, a decrease of 26 from the previous day.
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Of them, nine fewer people are in intensive care for a total of 212.
The latest update shows 36,733 tests were given Tuesday. So far, more than 5.7 million tests have been issued.
As the country faces shipment delays, Quebec administered 3,767 vaccines Wednesday. Since the campaign launched in December, 232,986 doses have been given in the province.
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