Quebec logs 30 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations drop below 1,750

Quebec reported the deaths of 30 more people Tuesday while hospital numbers fell sharply amid the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis

Pandemic-related hospitalizations stood at 1,742, a decrease of 34 compared with the previous day. This includes 107 patients in intensive care units, a drop of 12.

Health officials say 101 patients were admitted to hospitals across the province in the past 24-hour period, while 135 left.

Quebec recorded 1,438 new novel coronavirus cases, but the daily tally doesn’t accurately reflect the current situation since access to government-run PCR screening sites are limited to high-risk groups.

On that note, the latest update shows 17,158 tests were conducted Sunday.

Quebecers also continued to declare the results of their rapid tests on the government’s new website. In the last day, 554 test results were registered — including 410 positive results.

The immunization campaign saw another 15,030 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered, including 10,437 third doses. More than 18.3 million shots have been given to date in the province.

The Health Department says 91 per cent of residents five and over have received at least one dose of vaccine, 86 per cent have had a second dose and 50 per cent have received three.

Over the course of the pandemic, Quebec has logged a total of 913,901 cases and 13,886 deaths.

The number of recoveries from the virus topped 880,000 as of Tuesday.

—with files from The Canadian Press

by Global News