Quebec added 27 additional deaths linked to COVID-19 in its latest report published on Wednesday.
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Of these deaths, only one occurred in the last 24 hours, 16 occurred between two and seven days ago and another ten more than a week ago. In total, 17,354 Quebecers have lost their lives due to COVID-19.
In addition, 1,946 people are still occupying a hospital bed in the province, including 600 due to the virus, 70 more than the previous day. Among them, 51 people are in intensive care, a number that has remained stable compared to Tuesday’s report.
“Due to a situation beyond our control, case data is not available today,” Health Quebec said in a statement.
Note, however, that 114 positive rapid tests were declared on the government platform during the day on Tuesday.
Finally, 3,908 healthcare workers are absent from the network due to the virus, for preventive withdrawal, isolation or awaiting results.