coronavirus pandemic continues.Health Minister Christian Dubé and Dr. Horacio Arruda, the director of Quebec public health, will address the evolving situation as COVID-19 infections continue to increase.The province, which has been the hardest hit by the health crisis, reported 251 new cases in the last 24 hours.Health authorities say, however, that a total of 499 infections were reported Thursday after hundreds of cases were included from earlier in the week — including more than 200 in Montreal.
The regional public health director said there was a backlog in the tally.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]As a result, the caseload jumped to 66,356.