coronavirus caseload is continuing to climb after the province reported 1,713 new infections Friday.The health crisis has led to 53 more deaths, according to health authorities.
This includes six deaths in the past 24 hours.The province has seen 160,023 cases since March while recoveries have topped 136,000.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the deaths of 7,435 Quebecers to date.Hospitalizations linked to the virus also spiked again.
There are 23 more patients in hospital for a total of 871.Of them, there are 123 patients in intensive care, an increase of 10 from the previous day.