coronavirus caseload continues to climb after the province reported 1,773 new infections Friday amid the second wave of the pandemic.There are 36 additional deaths linked to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Health authorities say five of those deaths occurred in the past 24 hours.Since March, there have been 172,801 cases, while recoveries have topped 147,000.
The death toll, which remains the highest in Canada, stands at 7,671. Montreal doctors concerned as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise The number of hospitalizations has reached 1,011, an increase of nine from the previous day.