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Montreal public health says ‘less is more’ for holiday gatherings as COVID-19 crisis continues
[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“They are, for the most part, small outbreaks,” she said.Sonia Bélanger, head of the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, said that the number of patients being treated for the virus in hospital remains on the rise. There are currently 207 hospitalizations, including 29 patients in intensive care.“I think you could see the picture and you could observe that hospitalizations have been constantly rising since September so the situation is difficult now in a lot of hospitals in Montreal,” she said.After nine months of trying to contain the virus and treat those affected, Bélanger said health-care workers are tired.