coronavirus pandemic.Health authorities say of those deaths, seven occurred in the past 24 hours. The other fatalities attributed to COVID-19 have been retroactively added to the total.The province’s caseload stands at 194,930 while recoveries have topped 166,000.
The health crisis has claimed the lives of 8,060 Quebecers since March, when it first bore down on the country.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Hospitalizations climbed by 39 to 1,124.
Of those patients, one more is in intensive care for a total of 150.Health Minister Christian Dubé expressed concern about the surge of hospitalizations on social media.“The situation is critical in hospitals,” he wrote.