Cases of COVID-19 continue to increase rapidly in Quebec. The province reports 956 on Monday, but no new deaths.
Posted at 11:24 a.m.
The 956 new cases reported on Monday bring the daily average to 1,294. The trend is thus up 38% 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-19 remains very high, at 15.7%.
In addition to the cases detected by PCR tests, an average of 1,038 people report each day having obtained a positive result from a rapid test. Self-reported cases, which are not included in daily reported cases, have thus increased by 36% over the past week.
In the absence of new deaths, the daily average calculated over seven days remains at four. The trend is thus stable over a week.
Hospitalization data will not be updated until Tuesday. As of Saturday, Quebec had 1,313 hospitalized patients, including 38 in intensive care.