Montreal Omicron

• About 3 million Quebecers infected with COVID-19 during Omicron wave: public health

  Dr. Luc Boileau gave the latest estimate of novel coronavirus cases during the Omicron-fuelled surge that has hit Quebec hard since last December.

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  Feb 23, 2022
  
• COVID 19: Montreal officials say 1 in 5 residents getting tested are positive

  Dr. Mylène Drouin said that 90 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Montreal involve the Omicron variant and that the test positivity rate is between 18 and 20 per cent.

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  Dec 23, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: Montreal brings back state of emergency as Omicron variant spreads

  Montreal was last under a state of emergency in August because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Valérie Plante says the Omicron variant is the reason for it.

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  Dec 21, 2021
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• Quebec shutting down schools, bars, gyms as COVID-19 cases soar

  Cases of COVID-19 have been reaching record levels on a daily basis in Quebec, including more than 4,500 on Monday as the Omicron variant takes hold on the province.

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  Dec 20, 2021
• COVID-19: Quebec sets new daily record with 3,768 cases, active total skyrockets

  The highest number of cases in one day in Quebec was recorded on Jan. 6, 2021 with 2,880 infections. This new mark is almost 900 above that previous total.

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  Dec 17, 2021
• COVID-19: Health officials confirm 95 cases of Omicron in Montreal, expect more to come

  In their COVID-19 update on Wednesday, health officials in Montreal said Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, is causing concern heading into the holiday season.

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  Dec 15, 2021
• Quebec reports 2,386 new cases of COVID-19, highest daily total in almost 1 year

  Quebec is reporting its highest daily case total of COVID-19 since early January as the province is also seeing an increase in the number people being admitted to hospital.

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  Dec 15, 2021
• ‘There’s still time’: Quebec health minister makes vaccination plea as COVID-19 cases soar

  Quebec is also asking people to resume working from home where possible, as cases of COVID-19 rise along with hospitalizations and deaths.

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  Dec 14, 2021
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• Public Health reports 14 cases linked to Omicron variant, urges potentially exposed to get tested

  Health officials said that two individuals, who did not know at the time that they were COVID-19 positive, visited a gym in the West Island and the community centre in LaSalle.

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  Dec 10, 2021