The number of new cases of COVID-19 has increased slightly in Quebec.
According to data released Saturday by the Ministry of Health, 451 new cases have been identified since the previous report. There were 434 the day before. There have been 406,124 cases since the start of the pandemic.
Santé-Québec indicates that 286 of these 441 new cases had not been vaccinated or had received a first dose less than 14 days ago. One hundred and forty-nine newly infected people had received two doses for at least seven days.
Over the past seven days, the average of new cases stands at 436.
Four new deaths were added to the death toll. We now deplore 11,470 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its appearance in Quebec.
The situation has remained relatively stable in hospitals where the number of patients has increased from 260 to 255. There are 68 people in intensive care, the same number as the day before. Thirteen people were admitted to a hospital on Friday.
The number of active outbreaks decreased from 499 to 487.
A total of 28,093,888 analyzes were performed on October 21. The positivity rate remains at 1.3.
Authorities also said 9,590 doses of the vaccine, including 6,133 second doses, were administered over the past 24 hours, for a total of more than 13.4 million.
The percentage of people aged 12 and over who received a first dose reached 90%. It is also reported that approximately 86% of the Quebec population received a second dose.
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