Montreal public health officials have confirmed the first coronavirus-related death in the city. Dre. Mylène Drouin, Regional Director of Public Health for Montreal, said the patient was a senior citizen but did not provide further information on the specific case.
Drouin deliverd the news at a press conference Wednesday afternoon, where she provided a general portrait of the situation surrounding the pandemic in the region.
There are currently 603 cases in Montreal which represents about 45 per cent of cases in the province. There are 40 people who are hospitalized and seven of them are in intensive care.
There are two outbreaks, one in a long-term care centre, or CHSLD, where there are five cases, and and another in a health care facility