The downward trend in hospitalizations and new cases of COVID-19 in Quebec continues, while deaths remain stable.
Posted at 11:21 a.m.
The five new deaths reported on Monday bring the daily average calculated over seven days to 20. The trend is stable over a week.
Quebec also reported a drop of 11 hospitalizations on Monday. The 1,611 people currently hospitalized represent a decrease of 16% over one week. In intensive care, the 51 patients represent a drop of 23% over one week.
The number of people in hospital is expected to continue to decline over the next few days, with the number of discharges continuing to outpace admissions. On average, there are 43 fewer patients every day.
The 457 new cases reported on Monday bring the daily average to 776. The trend is thus down 32% over one week. These numbers likely reflect only a portion of total infections, due to limited access to PCR testing. Moreover, the proportion of PCR screening tests proving positive for COVID-19 remains high, at 6.7%.
In addition to the cases detected by PCR tests, 8,558 people also reported over the weekend having tested positive on a rapid test. Self-reported cases, which are not included in daily reported cases, are down 32% over the past week.
