Quebec reports two additional deaths linked to COVID-19, including one in the last 24 hours, and officially lists 617 new cases of COVID-19.
Data on hospitalizations are also no longer counted on weekends, due to a change in the methodology used by the Department of Health.
A total of 3,345 healthcare workers are absent for COVID-related reasons, such as preventive withdrawal or isolation.
Since the start of the pandemic, 1,196,758 infections have been reported, and 16,745 of them have been fatal.
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