The COVID-19 crisis has now claimed 877 lives in Quebec, with an additional 72 more deaths announced on Saturday. The number of confirmed cases in the province has risen to 18,357.
COVID-19 hospitalizations are down from Saturday, with 1,102 people in hospital on Sunday. On Saturday there were over 1,130 people in hospital in the province.
The number of people in intensive care has also gone down from Saturday to Sunday — from 258 to 183. Officials say 2,905 people are currently under investigation while more than 3,555 people who previously tested positive for COVID-19 have fully recovered.
Over 145,190 tests have come back negative. Montreal remains the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, counting 8,457 cases as of Sunday.