[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Montreal, Quebec City and Chaudière-Appalaches are under a partial lockdown until at least Oct.
28. In those areas, bars, cinemas and other establishments are closed while restaurants are limited to takeout.Residents in those regions are also prohibited from inviting people to their homes, with few exceptions.Quebec is the province hardest hit by the health crisis.
Over the last three days, the daily tally of new coronavirus infections has exceeded 1,000.To date, there have been more than 78,000 cases and 5,870 deaths linked to the virus..