Quebec is reporting 1,106 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and 13 more coronavirus virus-related deaths.
Health officials say hospitalizations decreased by 22 to 662, and 181 people are in intensive care — an increase of nine from Friday.
Authorities say of the 13 deaths, three occurred in the last 24 hours. Quebec’s death toll now stands at 10,869.
Health Minister Christian Dubé said 60 per cent of the new cases affect people under 40.
“We know young adults are sick for longer and wait longer before going to hospital,” he wrote in a post on Twitter. “No one is safe from the virus and its variants.”
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The Chaudière-Appalaches region, south of Quebec City, remains the hardest-hit zone in the province with 302.2 active cases per 100,000 people, according to the province’s public health institute.
It’s followed by Quebec City, with 246.5 active cases per 100,000 people and Outaouais, along the Ontario border, where there are 199.8 active cases per 100,000 people.
More than 82,080 doses of the vaccine were administered on Friday, and 1,548 doses were added to the toll from before April 23, for a total of 2,763,535 since the beginning of the vaccination rollout in the province.
Quebec has reported more than 343,790 infections since the pandemic hit the province. At least 321,665 cases have recovered.
–with files from the Canadian Press