Fifty-two deaths attributed to COVID-19 were added to Quebec’s death toll on Wednesday, while hospitalizations are still on the rise.
Total hospitalizations are now at 2,877, an increase of 135. Of those patients, 263 are in intensive care, an increase of eight.
The Ministry of Health reports 8,351 new cases, a number which is however not representative of the situation since access to screening centers is restricted to priority clienteles.
The province’s death toll is 766,927 people infected and 12,080 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
A total of 38,331 samples were taken on Tuesday, and the positivity rate in the province is 16.6%.
Regarding vaccination, 107,238 doses were administered in Quebec in the last 24 hours.
A total of 2,891 first doses were given on Tuesday. Since the start of the vaccination campaign, 2,169,427 third doses have been administered, for a total of 27% of the population, according to the Ministry of Health.
The National Institute of Public Health reports that 84.9% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. Among those 12 years and over, 91.9% have received at least one dose and 89.7% are considered adequately vaccinated.
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