Quebec topped 1,500 hospitalizations Wednesday, a number not seen since the spring. Montreal accounts for more than half of COVID-19 patients, with 744 people in hospital.

Montreal-area hospitals are dealing with a shortage of beds and staff as we enter the holiday period.

"Our ICUs are signaling that we may be in trouble very soon," said one an infectious disease physician.

Health officials say the city is currently dealing with more than 242 outbreaks of COVID-19, 130 in schools, 41 in daycares, 172 in workplaces and 72 in health-care settings. 

The Lakeshore General Hospital is working to contain a second COVID-19 outbreak on the hospital's third floor.

A hospital in Montreal has fired an employee who allegedly accessed the medical records of 344 patients and workers without professional justification.

The deteriorating pipe provides water to 1.2 million people, as well as all the major hospitals in the downtown core.

The announcement, which was made on Monday afternoon, comes as the MUHC experiences what it describes as "major problems" with its computer systems.

The calls for help from Quebecers varied, but mostly involved intoxication, falls, fights and car accidents.

The new CEO of the MUHC got an earful at the organization's Friday board meeting, as various user groups voiced a host of concerns.