(Montreal) The current wave of COVID-19 continues to slowly recede in Quebec.
Posted at 2:54 p.m.
According to data published on Saturday by the Ministry of Health, the number of patients in hospitals due to the coronavirus rose from 1,493 to 1,438. There are 53 people in intensive care, three more than the day before.
Eleven new deaths were added to the death toll. We now deplore 15,338 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its appearance in Quebec.
The Ministry of Health also reports 599 new cases since the previous report. Authorities have identified more than 1.06 million cases of infection since the start of the pandemic. However, the number of cases listed is not representative of the situation since access to screening centers is restricted to priority clienteles.
According to the VaccinTrackerQC site, 11,433 vaccine doses have been administered in the past 24 hours, largely second booster doses.
The percentage of people aged 5 and over who received a first dose is 91.46%. It is also reported that 87.76% of the Quebec population received a second dose and that 59.44% received a booster dose.