Quebec had a reported 628 cases of the novel coronavirus in the province on Monday — nearly tripling its number of cases in one day and currently the highest number in the country.
The surge in cases is up 409 from Sunday. So how did this happen? Quebec Premier François Legault says one of the factors why Quebec is seeing a spike is because the province’s spring break takes place at an earlier date compared to other provinces.
Quebecers started returning home from travel abroad before anyone else in the country. Travel-related infections represent the bulk of reported cases but Legault says the province has started seeing community transmission. “We are entering a more critical phase,” said Legault before announcing that he is ordering the