Quebec recorded a drop of 48 hospitalizations as well as 13 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 over the weekend. Vaccination continues to slow down.
Posted at 12:30 p.m.
The 13 new deaths reported over the weekend bring the daily average calculated over seven days to eight. The trend is down 35% over one week.
Quebec also reported Monday a decrease of 48 hospitalizations. The 1859 people currently hospitalized represent a stable trend over one week. In intensive care, the 56 patients, on the other hand, represent an increase of 6% over one week.
The number of people in hospital is expected to decline over the next few days, with the number of discharges slightly outpacing admissions. On average, there are nine fewer patients every day.
The spread is stabilizing
The 2,053 new cases reported over the weekend, including 628 on Monday, bring the daily average to 823. The one-week trend is thus tending to stabilize. These numbers likely reflect only a portion of total infections, due to limited access to PCR testing. Moreover, the proportion of PCR screening tests proving positive for COVID-19 remains high, at 8.1%.
In addition to the cases detected by PCR tests, 702 people also reported over the weekend having tested positive on a rapid test. Self-reported cases, which are not included in daily reported cases, have also tended to stabilize over the past week.
Vaccination slows down
The vaccination campaign continues to slow down. Quebec administers an average of 17,900 doses per day, or 12% less than last week.
Despite the drop, the pace of the campaign even made it possible to increase vaccination coverage. Taking into account the fact that Public Health recommends getting vaccinated after five months, 23.7% of Quebecers currently have their vaccinations up to date. This represents an increase of one point over the past week.
