The COVID-19 balance sheet increased greatly on Tuesday as Quebec reported 35 additional deaths and an increase of 82 hospitalizations.
Posted at 11:06 a.m.
Updated at 11:12 a.m.
The 35 new deaths reported on Tuesday bring the daily average calculated over seven days to 15. The trend is up 29% over one week.
Quebec also reported an increase of 82 hospitalizations on Tuesday. The 1,960 people currently hospitalized represent an increase of 18% over one week. In intensive care, there is also an increase of 17 patients, for a total of 55. This represents an increase of 45% over one week.
The number of people hospitalized is likely to continue to increase over the next few days, the number of admissions continues to exceed discharges. On average, there are 42 more patients every day.
The number of workers absent due to the pandemic has increased. They were 6967 Tuesday to have to isolate themselves.
The 2,219 new cases reported on Tuesday bring the daily average to 1,944. The trend is thus up 26% over one week. These figures likely reflect only a portion of total infections, due to limited access to PCR screening tests. Moreover, the proportion of PCR screening tests proving positive for COVID remains high, at 16.5%.
In addition to the cases detected by PCR tests, 1,301 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 stable over a week.
