Quebec and Ontario continued to accumulate new cases of COVID-19 at a breakneck rate on Saturday, with highs of cases not seen since last spring.
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On the one hand, the Belle Province added 1,512 infections to its balance sheet, which represents the worst cumulative number of cases since mid-April, at the height of the third wave of COVID-19.
On the other hand, a single death was added to the heavy toll of the province, while the number of hospitalizations (225, -5) remains relatively stable, with a slight deterioration in intensive care (60, +3).
The unvaccinated continue to represent the majority of new cases, while 804 people have contracted the virus in this group which however comprises only 22.2% of the population. The 75.4% of people vaccinated, they share 675 cases.
The majority of infections in the unvaccinated concern children. In this sense, the vaccination campaign started among children, which has already reached 1 in 5 children, promises to help improve the balance sheet.
“Hold on, Covid-19. The vaccination of 5-11 year olds has started … and is progressing very well, ”exclaimed the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, during his message of the day on COVID-19 on Twitter.
THE SITUATION IN QUEBEC AS OF DECEMBER 4, 2021
- 453,380 people infected (+1512)
- 11,586 deaths (+1)
- 225 people hospitalized (-5)
- * 16 new entries
- * 21 new releases
- 60 people in intensive care (+3)
- * 6 new entries
- * 3 new releases
Elsewhere in the country
In the meantime, Ontario is also witnessing a deterioration of its epidemiological situation with 1053 more contaminations, a new high since the end of May which marks a second day in a row above the 1000 case mark. Seven deaths were also added in the province.
Elsewhere in the country, only Saskatchewan has updated its data by adding 68 cases to its numbers. The neighboring province of Manitoba has started moving patients and delaying certain surgeries to make room in its hospitals.
On the New Brunswick side, the province was preparing, at midnight, to begin its winter plan to fight the virus, which notably provides for limits on the size of gatherings and maintains gestures of social distancing.
Situation in Canada
- Ontario: 622,313 cases (10,024 deaths)
- Quebec: 453,380 cases (11,586 deaths)
- Alberta: 336,392 cases (3,258 deaths)
- British Columbia: 219,584 cases (2,351 deaths)
- Saskatchewan: 81,293 cases (929 deaths)
- Manitoba: 68,308 cases (1,328 deaths)
- New Brunswick: 8,680 cases (132 deaths)
- Nova Scotia: 8,381 cases (110 deaths)
- Northwest Territories: 2,069 cases (12 deaths)
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 2,064 cases (18 deaths)
- Yukon: 1,533 cases (14 deaths)
- Nunavut: 674 cases (4 deaths)
- Prince Edward Island: 382 cases
- Canadian returnees: 13 cases
Total: 1,804,993 cases (29,766 deaths)