Quebec crossed the 2,000 patient mark on Wednesday with an increase of 97 hospitalizations. The province also deplores 14 additional deaths.
Posted at 11:14 a.m.
The 14 new deaths reported on Wednesday bring the daily average calculated over seven days to 15. The trend is up 36% over one week.
Quebec is also reporting an increase of 97 hospitalizations on Wednesday. The 2,057 people currently hospitalized represent an increase of 16% over one week. In intensive care, the 57 patients represent an increase of 33% over one week.
The number of people in hospital is likely to continue to rise in the coming days, with the number of admissions continuing to outpace discharges. On average, there are 41 more patients every day.
The number of workers absent due to the pandemic has also increased. They were 7211 Tuesday to have to isolate themselves.
The 2,354 new cases reported on Wednesday bring the daily average to 1,971. The trend is thus up 24% 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 15.8%.
In addition to the cases detected by PCR tests, 1,325 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.
