The number of reports of new cases fell for a second day in a row in Quebec.
According to the “Daily portrait of confirmed cases broken down by region, age group and sex” published on Sunday on the province’s open data portal, there were 538,206 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
This means the reporting of 7,873 new cases compared to the previous portrait, the last update of which was carried out at 4:15 p.m. the day before.
The new table also mentions 11,667 deaths since the arrival of the coronavirus on Quebec soil, an increase of three compared to the results of Saturday afternoon.
Details on COVID-19-related hospitalizations and vaccination will be released next week.
Government officials have said in recent days that the daily numbers are likely underestimated as testing centers across the province are overwhelmed and unable to meet demand.
If we rely on this table, the regions of Montreal and Montérégie were the most affected since they had identified 2,777 and 1,449 new cases, respectively.
There were 395 in the Capitale-Nationale and in Mauricie-Center-du-Québec, 247 in Estrie and 124 in Outaouais.
Limited gathering
The new health measures come into force in Quebec as the Omicron variant continues to spread at breakneck speed across Canada.
The province now imposes a cap of six or a maximum of two family bubbles during private gatherings or in restaurants, as the province reported 9,206 new infections on Saturday and more than 10,000 new cases on Friday.
During a press conference on Wednesday evening, Prime Minister François Legault asked Quebeckers to postpone their Christmas plans if possible, while allowing those who absolutely want to come together to do so “for one.” supper ”by December 25, to ten people or less.
Outdoor gatherings are limited to 20 people.
Details on COVID-19-related hospitalizations and vaccination will be released next week.