Quebec recorded eight new deaths linked to the COVID-19 pandemic as the number of patients in hospital remained relatively stable Monday.
Hospitalizations related to the disease came to 2,345, a rise of one. This comes following 128 admissions and 127 discharges over the last day.
Of those patients, 86 were in intensive care units, a drop of four.
The province also reported 1,305 new novel coronavirus infections. The daily tally is based on PCR testing, which only certain groups can access.
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On that note, 13,559 tests were given at government-run screening sites.
Health authorities say the results of 555 rapid tests were added to the province’s online portal, including 441 positive results.
The COVID-19 immunization campaign doled out another 8,709 doses of the vaccine in a 24-hour period. More than 19.3 million shots have been administered to date.
Meanwhile, 9,362 health-care workers were absent from work due to pandemic-related reasons. That’s down from about 13,000 in mid-April.
The province has seen 1,033,925 official cases over the course of the health crisis. The death toll reached 14,874 in the latest update.
— with files from The Canadian Press