COVID-19 on Thursday as the province reported 38 new deaths linked to the disease.Pandemic-related hospitalizations stood at 2,405, a rise of 24 compared with the previous day.
This comes after 243 admissions and 219 discharges.Health authorities say 88 people were in intensive care units, a decrease of 13.The province recorded 2,909 new novel coronavirus cases — but the daily tally only accounts for infections detected by PCR testing, which is limited to certain groups.
Should the COVID-era ban on cycling in a Montreal park be permanent? On that note, 21,532 tests were given at government-run screening sites.Officials say the results of 1,008 rapid tests were declared by Quebecers in the latest update.
Of those, 817 were positive for the virus.The province administered 43,070 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the past 24-hour period.