Quebec: 2021-2022-2023 Covid19 cases

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Quebec reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 43 fewer hospitalizations
Daniel J. Rowe
CTVNewsMontreal.ca Digital Reporter
Published Jan. 16, 2023 1:02 p.m. EST

The Quebec Ministry of Health reported on Monday that no new deaths would be added to the overall COVID-19 total to start the week.

That number remains 17,811 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

In addition, there are 43 fewer COVID-19-positive patients in Quebec hospitals, dropping that total to 1,946. Of those, 50 people are in intensive care units, an increase of one.

There are 2,073 health-care workers absent from their posts for COVID-19-related reasons...

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Press release

835 Jolliet Blvd.
Baie-Comeau (Quebec) G5C 1P5
Telephone: 418 589-9845
Fax: 418 589-8574
www.cisss-cotenord.gouv.qc.ca

RESTRICTION OF VISITS TO THE MULTISERVICES HEALTH CENTER
AND SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE BASSE-CÔTE-NORD

Baie-Comeau, May 25, 2023 – The Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) of the
Côte-Nord wishes to inform the population of the Lower North Shore that visits are currently
restrictions on the short-term care unit of the Center multiservices de santé et de services sociaux de
the Lower North Shore in Blanc-Sablon due to an outbreak of COVID-19.

Visits are permitted only for caregivers (one at a time) or for reasons
humanitarian (e.g.: person at the end of life). Caregivers with signs of cough or fever
should postpone their visit if possible. If the visit cannot be postponed, you are asked to respect
precautionary measures, including wearing a mask at all times.

In case of visits for humanitarian reasons, precautionary measures must be applied, including
compliance with isolation rules. In addition, in order to protect users and staff, all
employees are currently wearing the mask.

We remind you that washing your hands (with a hydroalcoholic solution or with water and
soap) remains the best way to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, and that no one
showing signs of cough or fever should not report as a visitor.

If you are concerned about your condition or that of a loved one and have questions or concerns,
you can contact the Info-Santé service at any time at 811 to receive advice, or
refer to the quebec.ca website.

Aware of the inconvenience caused by this situation, the CISSS de la Côte-Nord thanks the population
for his cooperation.

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Source: Pascal Paradis
Assistant to the CEO – media relations, communications and corporate affairs (interim)
Côte-Nord Integrated Health and Social Services Center
418 589-9845, ext. 252268

https://www.cisss-cotenord.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/internet/cisss-cotenord/Documentation/Communiques_presse/2023/2023-05-25_-_Communique_de_presse_-_Restriction_de_visites_CMSSS_Basse-Cote-Nord.pdf

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CNESST
Long COVID cases continue to rise

Three years after the start of the pandemic and despite several vaccination campaigns, the number of people on sick leave due to long COVID-19 continues to increase in the province, show new data from the Standards Commission, the equity, health and safety at work (CNESST).

Posted at 1:19 a.m. Updated at 5:00 a.m.
Alice Girard-Bossé
ALICE GIRARD-BOSSÉ
THE PRESS

As of September 3, 867 workers had been covered by the CNESST for more than 90 days due to an occupational injury linked to COVID-19. The majority of them come from the health sector. In August 2022, the CNESSST counted 733. The increase over a period of a little over a year is therefore around 18%.

However, these figures only represent a portion of people affected by long-term COVID-19, since they only include infections that have been shown to have been acquired in the workplace. “Imagine all the cases of long COVID which probably have a link to work, but for which the worker is no longer able to establish a link,” illustrates Dr. Anne Bhéreur, family doctor, herself at the faced with long COVID since December 2020.

According to researcher Simon Décary, professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Sherbrooke, this increase in cases is not surprising. “We know that there are cases of long-term COVID-19 that go beyond vaccination. It’s a phenomenon that is seen in all major countries,” he says.

Although vaccination reduces the risk of long-term COVID-19, it does not eliminate it, specifies Dr. Bhéreur .

Available studies show a 15 to 50% reduction in risk. As long as we continue to have cases of COVID-19, we will continue to have cases of long-term COVID-19.
Dr. Anne Bhéreur, family doctor with long COVID

In total, 1,565 workers have received compensation from the CNESST for more than three months due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Of these, 698 have since returned to work and the average duration of their leave was 230 days. Since these are working days, we can estimate the duration of their work stoppage at approximately one year. “This delay is entirely logical, because moderate cases of long-term COVID-19 last approximately one to two years,” notes Mr. Décary.

" I'm exhausted "

Manon Lapointe is a worker compensated by the CNESST. The 58-year-old nurse contracted COVID-19 in January 2021 while working in the emergency room in the Capitale-Nationale region.

Nearly three years later, Manon Lapointe still lives with persistent symptoms of COVID-19: headaches, shortness of breath, tinnitus, itching and burning sensations on the skin, tachycardia, swallowing problems and memory problems. “My symptoms are so intense and I have so many. I’m exhausted,” she breathes on this subject.

The Quebecer moves around in a wheelchair or with a walker, due to lack of energy. Her daughter helps her with daily tasks, such as meals and grocery shopping.

Despite trying all the medications and vitamins possible, my condition continues to deteriorate. The doctors are powerless.
Manon Lapointe, nurse with long COVID

“I didn’t think I would experience this. I was a person who traveled a lot, I went wild camping, motorcycling, water skiing. It was my daily life, she remembers. I would like to go out, walk outside again. I want to get better. It’s the hope that keeps me going. »

Recently, several avenues have been raised regarding the factors that contribute to long COVID. “A study published a few weeks ago clearly demonstrated that the virus affects the mitochondria, which create energy in our body. This probably explains the problems at the inflammatory level,” says researcher Simon Décary.

The latter also expects to see great advances in clinical pharmacology trials, for possible treatments, in the coming months and years.

NEARLY 1,000 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED

The back-to-school wave of COVID-19 is increasingly felt in hospitals. Nearly 1,000 hospitalized patients are positive and the number of deaths has jumped over the past week. Quebec currently has 995 people hospitalized with COVID-19. Of this number, only 19 are in intensive care. Over the past week, almost half of positive people have been admitted due to their COVID-19 infection (48%). The province is also seeing a sharp increase in deaths. Quebec has reported 43 deaths over the past week, or 6 per day on average. This is significantly more than the previous week, when 26 deaths were recorded, or less than 4 per day. As since the start of the pandemic, deaths are concentrated among seniors, particularly in the group aged 80 and over. The wave of COVID-19 is affecting the entire province, where the positivity rate continues to increase rapidly.

Pierre-André Normandin, La Presse

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/covid-19/2023-09-14/cnesst/les-cas-de-covid-longue-continuent-de-grimper.php

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CHUM brings back mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rise

Keila DePape
CTVNews Montreal.ca Digital Reporter
Published Sept. 30, 2023 11:14 a.m. CST

Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the University of Montreal Hospital (CHUM) is bringing back its mask mandate starting Monday.

The rule applies to anyone entering a patient’s room or care area—including visitors, staff and physicians, a CHUM spokesperson confirmed in a statement to CTV News on Saturday.

It attributes the move to an increased spread of COVID-19, a growing number of employees testing positive for the virus, and the spread of other respiratory illnesses.
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https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/chum-brings-back-mask-mandate-as-covid-19-cases-rise-1.6584391