Quebec added 692 cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths on Monday as the health crisis continues.
To date, Quebec has tallied 439,763 infections and 421,879 recoveries bringing the number of active cases to 6,324.
Of the new cases reported Monday, 398 are among people who are unvaccinated or less than two weeks removed from a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Pandemic-related hospitalizations increased by five over the last day, with 13 new patients admitted and eight discharged, for a total of 204. Of those, 46 were in the ICU.
The latest data provided by the health ministry shows that people who are unvaccinated are 16.7 times more at risk of being hospitalized due to the virus than those who are fully vaccinated.
Quebec is expected to announce details of its immunization plan for children between the ages of five and 11 on Tuesday.
Health Minister Christian Dubé has said the goal is to have one dose administered before Christmas in that age group.
Meanwhile, the province opened appointments today for booster shots for Quebecers aged 70 to 74, one day ahead of schedule.
On Thursday, Quebecers who received two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be able to make appointments for boosters.
So far, 13.4 million doses have been administered in Quebec including 3,582 in the last 24 hours.
The death toll attributable to the virus now stands at 11,560.
— With files from The Canadian Press
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