Quebec reports Wednesday 13 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 as well as an increase in hospitalizations.
There are now 1,497 hospitalizations, an increase of 56 compared to Tuesday. Forty patients are in intensive care, one more than the day before.
A total of 7,041 health care workers are absent for reasons related to COVID-19 such as preventive withdrawal or isolation.
The death toll stands at 15,630.
The Ministry of Health reports 1,839 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 1,098,011 since the start of the pandemic.
A total of 240,214 rapid tests have been declared so far on the government platform, including 199,124 positive. For the day on Tuesday, 715 tests were declared, including 642 positive.
With regard to vaccination, 7,130 more doses were administered in Quebec.
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