The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 increased on Monday in Quebec and remained the same as the day before in Ontario.
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Thus, 1,002 Quebecers occupied a hospital bed on Monday, 13 more than the day before, while the number of people in intensive care remained relatively stable (48, +3). In the past 24 hours, the province has also recorded five additional deaths from the virus.
Among people with access to screening centers, there are 907 new infections, while 433 positive tests were self-reported during the day on Sunday.
On the other side of the Ottawa River, the number of hospitalizations in Ontario remained the same as the day before (551) and 181 people are still in intensive care (-1).
Monday’s toll also lists four more deaths in Ontario, as 1,217 new cases of COVID-19 were reported among people with access to PCR testing.
THE SITUATION IN QUEBEC AS OF MARCH 21, 2022
- 945,506 people infected (+907)*
- 14,265 deaths (+5)
- 1002 people hospitalized
- 48 people in intensive care
- 10,238 samples taken;
- 113,973 self-declared rapid tests so far, including 89,457 positive: 517 declared for the day yesterday, including 433 positive.
- 3987 doses administered are added, that is 3835 in the last 24 hours and 152 before March 17, for a total of 18,571,415 doses administered in Quebec.
- Outside Quebec, a total of 311,599 doses were administered, for a cumulative total of 18,883,014 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: 15,920
- Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean: 25,128
- National Capital: 76,034
- Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec: 50,037
- Eastern Townships: 42,729
- Montreal: 284,220
- Outaouais: 35,923
- Abitibi-Temiscamingue: 8282
- North Shore: 6195
- Northern Quebec: 1146
- Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine: 6318
- Chaudière-Appalaches: 54,100
- Laval: 66,577
- Lanaudiere: 63,370
- Laurentians: 70,561
- Monteregie: 131,387
- Nunavik: 2755
- Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: 2376
- Unknown: 4
- Outside Quebec: 2650
All of Quebec: 945 506
DEATHS BY REGION
- Lower St. Lawrence: 110
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean: 362
- National Capital: 1432
- Mauricie-et-Centre-du-Québec: 901
- Eastern Townships: 547
- Montreal: 5337
- Outaouais: 289
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue: 77
- North Shore: 39
- Northern Quebec: 4
- Gaspésie – Magdalen Islands: 58
- Chaudière-Appalaches: 561
- Laval: 1048
- Lanaudiere: 728
- Laurentians: 706
- Monteregie: 2040
- Nunavik: 10
- Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: 14
- Unknown: 0
- Outside Quebec: 2
All of Quebec: 14,265