Quebec reports Wednesday an increase of 20 hospitalizations and 10 new deaths linked to COVID-19, but the spread remains stable.
Posted at 12:04 p.m.
The 10 new deaths reported on Wednesday bring the daily average calculated over seven days to 11. The trend is thus stable over a week.
Quebec also reports an increase of 20 hospitalizations on Wednesday. The 1,540 people currently hospitalized nevertheless represent a stable trend over one week. In intensive care, the 37 patients represent a drop of 8% over one week.
The number of people in hospital is expected to continue to decline slightly over the next few days, with the number of discharges narrowly outpacing admissions. On average, there are seven fewer patients every day.
The number of workers absent due to the pandemic is stable. They were 3592 Wednesday to have to isolate themselves.
The 915 new cases reported on Wednesday bring the daily average to 726. 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 8.5%.
In addition to the cases detected by PCR tests, 308 people have also reported in recent days having tested positive on a rapid test. Self-reported cases, which are not included in daily reported cases, are stable over a week.
Vaccination is stagnating
The pace of the vaccination campaign has stagnated for a week. Quebec administers an average of 19,000 doses per day.
Taking into account the fact that Public Health recommends getting vaccinated after five months, 21.1% of Quebecers have their vaccination up to date. Vaccination coverage continues to decline.
