Quebec is reporting 1,559 new cases and seven more deaths Wednesday as the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic drags on in the province.
Health authorities say one death occurred in the past 24 hours while the others took place earlier in the month.
Montreal added 313 new infections while Quebec City, which remains under special emergency measures, followed with 293.
The hard-hit regions of Outaouais and Chaudière-Appalaches reported 207 and 195 new cases, respectively.
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The case count has reached 331,031 although more than 306,000 recoveries have been recorded. The death toll, which remains the highest in Canada, stands at 10,763.
Hospitalizations linked to the new coronavirus continue to rise. There are 660 patients, an increase of 17. Of them, there are two more people in intensive care units for a total of 152.
Health Minister Christian Dubé wrote on Twitter that the recent spike in hospitalizations is the result of an uptick in new cases. The rising numbers are putting pressure on some hospitals.
“Quebecers must continue to respect the measures,” he said.
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The province gave another 68,192 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. Over the course of the past four months, more than 2 million jabs have been administered.
When it comes to screening, the province gave 44,183 tests Monday, the latest day for which that information is provided.
— With files from The Canadian Press
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