Quebec announced it surpassed its COVID-19 testing goal of 14,000 on Sunday, reporting it administered in excess of 15,000 tests on Friday, as testing data takes up to 48 hours to be released.
On Saturday, health officials announced the province had for the first time met its 14,000 testing goal on Thursday. Quebec counted 44 more COVID-19-related deaths on Sunday, bringing the provincial death toll up to 3,984.
Health authorities also reported 573 additional confirmed cases, bringing the number of COVID-19 cases across the province to 47,411 — with more than 23,900 of those people testing positive in hard-hit Montreal.