COVID-19 health crisis continues, Quebec saw a jump in novel coronavirus infections, reporting 142 new cases on Wednesday.Authorities say that 40 of those new cases — which were reported in Montreal — are being investigated due to a suspected contamination of laboratory samples.The spike in new cases comes the day before many children in the Montreal area head back to class for the first day of school.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The province has seen a total of 61,945 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, to date.
It has the highest caseload in the country.Quebec also reported one additional death Wednesday, which officials say occurred between Aug.
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