Quebec reports Wednesday 21 deaths and an increase of 20 hospitalizations linked to COVID-19. Despite this assessment, the indicators on the spread of the pandemic remain down in the province.
Posted at 11:13 a.m.
The 21 new deaths reported on Wednesday bring the daily average calculated over seven days to 11. The trend is down 25% over one week.
Quebec also reports an increase of 20 hospitalizations on Wednesday. The 2,146 people currently hospitalized represent a stable trend over one week. In intensive care, the 67 patients represent a stable trend over one week.
The number of people hospitalized is likely to continue to decline over the next few days, with the number of discharges exceeding admissions. On average, there are 11 fewer patients every day.
The number of workers absent due to the pandemic decreased by 22% over one week. They were 5053 on Wednesday to have to isolate themselves.
The 1,505 new cases reported on Wednesday bring the daily average to 1,314. The trend is thus down 22% over one week. These figures likely reflect only a portion of total infections, due to limited access to PCR screening tests.
In addition to the cases detected by PCR tests, 632 people have also reported in recent days having obtained a positive result from a rapid test. Self-reported cases, which are not included in daily reported cases, are down 35% over the past week.