The COVID-19 crisis has now claimed 1,446 lives in Quebec, with an additional 106 deaths announced on Saturday. The number of confirmed cases in the province has risen to 23,267.
1,509 people are in hospital with the virus, including 217 in intensive care. According to officials, 2,610 people are currently under investigation in Quebec while more than 5,050 people who previously tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.
Over 167,490 tests have come back negative. Montreal remains the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, counting 11,161 cases as of Saturday.
Quebec’s premier says the province has the novel coronavirus pandemic under control but that long-term care homes remain at the heart of the health crisis. “We are experiencing two