The vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to 11 is timely in the provinces, as cases of COVID-19 continue to increase across the country.
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As of November 25 at 9 am, more than 163,000 appointments had already been made in Quebec for the vaccination of children 5 to 11 years old.
The province also reported 902 new infections in the past 24 hours, a new high since September, while 882 cases had been identified the day before. Five new deaths were also added to the toll on Thursday.
Hospitalizations, however, remained stable (201, -1), while 45 people were in intensive care (-1).
On the Ontario side, where the vaccination of the youngest has also started, 87,500 appointments were made on Tuesday when the appointment was opened.
In parallel, the most populous province in the country added 748 cases (against 591 the day before) and five deaths to its balance sheet, while hospitalizations have decreased (257, -32).
In the Maritime provinces, Nova Scotia reported 22 new cases and one death and New Brunswick added 95.
Manitoba has reported 183 new cases and eight additional deaths, while Saskatchewan has reported 96 cases and one death. The Yukon has also updated its numbers (+15).
Alberta reported 379 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death on Thursday while British Columbia recorded 424 and three additional deaths.
THE SITUATION IN QUEBEC AS OF NOVEMBER 25, 2021
- 442,246 people infected (+902)
- 11,571 deaths (+5)
- 210 people hospitalized (-1): 20 new admissions and 21 new discharges
- 45 people in intensive care (-1): 5 new admissions and 6 new discharges
- The direct debits totaled 32,265 for a total of 14,040,667
- 16,513 doses administered are added, ie 16,218 in the last 24 hours and 295 before November 23, for a total of 13,485,440 doses administered in Quebec.
- Outside Quebec, a total of 230,593 doses were administered, for a cumulative total of 13,732,546 doses received by Quebecers.
- Listen to journalist Alexandre Dubé with Benoit Dutrizac on QUB Radio:
CASE REPORT BY REGION
- Bas-Saint-Laurent: 4540
- Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: 11 486
- Capitale-Nationale: 35,570
- Mauricie-et-Center-du-Quebec: 18,369
- Estrie: 19,457
- Montreal: 155,121
- Outaouais: 14,515
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue: 1426
- North Shore: 819
- Northern Quebec: 137
- Gaspé – Magdalen Islands: 2321
- Chaudière-Appalaches: 23 871
- Laval: 38,149
- Lanaudière: 28,427
- Laurentians: 26,517
- Montérégie: 60 301
- Nunavik: 900
- Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: 145
- Unknown: 4
- Outside Quebec: 1,276
Total: 443,548 confirmed cases
DEATHS BY REGION
- Bas-Saint-Laurent: 61
- Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: 274
- Capitale-Nationale: 1141
- Mauricie-et-Center-du-Quebec: 574
- Estrie: 383
- Montreal: 4857
- Outaouais: 223
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue: 12
- North Shore: 5
- Northern Quebec: 0
- Gaspé – Magdalen Islands: 48
- Chaudière-Appalaches: 384
- Laval: 939
- Lanaudière: 534
- Laurentians: 531
- Montérégie: 1598
- Nunavik: 1
- Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: 5
- Outside Quebec: 1
- Region to be determined: 0
Total: 11,571 deaths
THE SITUATION IN CANADA
- Ontario: 614,270 cases (9,985 deaths)
- Quebec: 442,246 cases (11,571 deaths)
- Alberta: 333,847 cases (3,232 deaths)
- British Columbia: 216,758 cases (2,316 deaths)
- Saskatchewan: 80,667 cases (915 deaths)
- Manitoba: 67,275 cases (1,304 deaths)
- Nova Scotia: 8,141 cases (108 deaths)
- New Brunswick: 7,988 cases (123 deaths)
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 2,042 cases (18 deaths)
- Northwest Territories: 2,059 cases (12 deaths)
- Yukon: 1,469 cases (12 deaths)
- Nunavut: 674 cases (4 deaths)
- Prince Edward Island: 363 cases
- Canadian returnees: 13 cases
Total: 1,777,814 cases (29,600 deaths)