COVID-19 hospitalizations on Friday and 48 more deaths linked to the virus.The hospitalizations decreased by 62 over the previous day with 287 new patients admitted and 349 discharged.Intensive care hospitalizations were also down by seven, with 228 patients remaining.
COVID situation stabilizing, but restrictions must be eased slowly: Quebec health director The latest COVID-19 modelling predictions released on Thursday show that hospitalizations will continue to decline over the next several days.The decrease, however, will be modest in terms of its impact on the health network, according to Quebec’s interim public health director Dr.
Luc Boileau.Many of the province’s regional health boards will remain at a Level 4 alert, meaning emergency rooms can close and surgeries will continue to be delayed.During an update on the situation Thursday, Boileau said that COVID-19 restrictions must be eased carefully due to the fragility of the hospital system and slow uptake of vaccine boosters.So far, less than 80 per cent of Quebecers aged 60 and up have gotten a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.He reiterated that mass vaccination remains the best way to protect people against severe illness and will allow for restrictions to be loosened more quickly.Health Ministry data for Friday shows people who are not vaccinated against the virus are 5.8 times at higher risk of being hospitalized than someone who has received two doses, and 11.1 times more at risk of ending up in intensive care.(1/2)#COVID19 – En date du 27 janvier, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaFVaccination 5-11 ans: plus de 400 000 enfants ont maintenant reçu leur première dose.