Quebec is reporting 1,053 new cases for the second consecutive day and 37 additional deaths, including nine in the past 24 hours, attributed to the novel coronavirus Wednesday.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the province has seen 265,579 infections while the death toll stands at 9,899. Recoveries, however, have surpassed 242,000.
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Health authorities say hospitalizations related to COVID-19 dropped once again. There are 1,106 patients in hospital, a decrease of four from the previous day.
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Of those patients, 177 are in intensive care units across the province — a drop of one.
The latest data available shows 25,319 tests were given Monday for a total of 5,950,146 over the course of the health crisis.
Quebec’s vaccination program has slowed down in recent weeks due to a temporary delay in shipments. On Tuesday, 590 doses were given while more than 241,000 vaccines have been doled out since the rollout began in December.