Quebec has 93 fewer hospitalizations compared to the previous day, for a total of 2,637 people occupying a hospital bed.
The number of occupied beds in intensive care has also decreased (191, -13). Thursday’s toll, however, is clouded by 42 additional deaths, down slightly from the 50 deaths recorded the day before.
Nearly 3,592 cases of COVID-19 have also been reported among people with access to screening centers.
According to the latest Public Health data, 53,858 rapid tests have been self-reported since the government platform was set up on January 25. Of those tests, 40,941 came back positive, including 963 during the day Wednesday.
In Ontario too, the number of hospitalizations continues to decline (2797, -142), as does the number of people in intensive care (541, -14).
The most populous province in the country also added 74 more deaths to its death toll on Thursday. Also, 4,098 cases among people who have access to PCR tests were reported Thursday.
Nunavut also updated its numbers adding 71 new cases since Tuesday.
THE SITUATION IN QUEBEC AS OF FEBRUARY 3, 2022
– 872,029 people infected (+3,592)*
– 53,858 self-reported rapid tests so far, including 40,941 positive: 1,272 reported for yesterday, including 963 positive
– 13,378 deaths (+42)
– 2637 people hospitalized
*193 entries
*286 outputs
– 191 people in intensive care
*23 entries
*36 outputs
– 48,947 doses administered are added, that is 47,935 in the last 24 hours and 1,012 before February 2, for a total of 17,838,886 doses administered in Quebec.
– Outside Quebec, a total of 281,899 doses were administered, for a cumulative total of 18,120,785 doses received by Quebecers.
* The number of cases listed is not representative of the situation since access to screening centers is restricted to priority clienteles.
NUMBER OF CASES BY REGION
- Lower St. Lawrence: 12,673
- Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean: 21,848
- Capitale-Nationale: 67,303
- Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec: 44,564
- Eastern Townships: 39,238
- Montreal: 271,448
- Outaouais: 33,486
- Abitibi-Temiscamingue: 6207
- North Shore: 4118
- Northern Quebec: 820
- Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine: 4642
- Chaudiere-Appalaches: 48,571
- Laval: 63,604
- Lanaudiere: 59,781
- Laurentians: 64,778
- Monteregie: 122,374
- Nunavik: 2243
- Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: 1744
- Unknown: 4
- Outside Quebec: 2466
All of Quebec: 872,029
DEATHS BY REGION
- Lower St. Lawrence: 87
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean: 320
- National Capital: 1303
- Mauricie-et-Centre-du-Québec: 783
- Eastern Townships: 503
- Montreal: 5220
- Outaouais: 269
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue: 49
- North Shore: 13
- Northern Quebec: 1
- Gaspésie – Magdalen Islands: 50
- Chaudière-Appalaches: 496
- Laval: 1009
- Lanaudiere: 668
- Laurentians: 649
- Monteregie: 1942
- Nunavik: 9
- Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: 6
- Unknown: 0
- Outside Quebec: 1
All of Quebec: 13,378
Status in Canada
- Ontario: 1,043,923 cases (11,651 deaths)
- Quebec: 872,029 cases (13,378 deaths)
- Alberta: 501,347 cases (3,608 deaths)
- British Columbia: 329,143 cases (2,656 deaths)
- Manitoba: 122,012 cases (1,583 deaths)
- Saskatchewan: 120,547 cases (1,001 deaths)
- Nova Scotia: 39,127 cases (157 deaths)
- New Brunswick: 29,905 cases (251 deaths)
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 17,566 cases (45 deaths)
- Prince Edward Island: 8,379 cases (11 deaths)
- Northwest Territories: 6,363 cases (17 deaths)
- Yukon: 3,168 cases (18 deaths)
- Nunavut: 1,891 cases (5 deaths)
- Repatriated Canadians: 13 cases
Total: 3,088,831 cases (34,331 deaths)
- Listen to Benoit Dutrizac’s interview with Dr. Réjean Hébert, geriatrician and professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal on QUB radio: