The spread of COVID-19 remains stable in Quebec as the province reports a slight increase in hospitalizations and 11 new deaths.
Posted at 12:10 p.m.
The 11 new deaths reported on Wednesday bring the daily average calculated over seven days to 10. The trend is up 6% over one week.
Quebec is also reporting an increase of six hospitalizations on Wednesday. The 1,841 people currently hospitalized represent a drop of 5% over one week. In intensive care, the 41 patients represent a decrease of 9% over one week.
On Wednesday, there were also 3,647 health network workers absent due to the pandemic, a stable trend over a week.
The 899 new cases reported on Wednesday bring the daily average to 807. The trend is thus stable over one week. 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 8.6%.
In addition to the cases detected by PCR tests, 288 people have also reported in the past few days having tested positive on a rapid test. Self-reported cases, which are not included in daily reported cases, have increased by 13% over the past week.
