COVID-19 pandemic after reporting its highest daily tally of new cases with 648 on Thursday.Dr. Mylène Drouin, director of the city’s public health department, described the evolving health crisis as “worrying” amid an uptick in infections and hospitalizations.She says the positivity rate has risen to seven per cent and there is “sustained” community transmission of the novel coronavirus in Montreal.“In the last week, it is a significant increase,” she said, referring to the number of cases in the city.
Long-term care homes were ‘blind spot’ in preparing for COVID-19 crisis, Quebec ombudsman says The majority of new cases are among school-aged children and seniors over the age of 80, according to Drouin.