[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Authorities reported 843 new infections and 12 more fatalities linked to the virus on Monday.
The number of hospitalizations jumped by 20, bringing the total to 457.Quebec’s caseload is 86,976 and the death toll has reached 5,965 — the highest in the country — since the pandemic began in March.A large swath of the province along the St.
Lawrence Valley from Montreal to Quebec City is a designated coronavirus red zone. The highest maximum alert level calls for tighter restrictions, including the closures of bars, gyms and theatres.There is a partial lockdown in those areas until at least Oct.