Source: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/hospital...ases-1.5630736
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 drop in Quebec as province adds 458 new cases
Joe Lofaro
CTVNewsMontreal.ca Digital Reporter
Published Wednesday, October 20, 2021 11:04AM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, October 20, 2021 11:31AM EDT
MONTREAL -- Quebec is reporting 458 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as hospitalizations, including ICU cases, dropped.
Provincial data shows there were 12 new admissions to hospital in the last 24 hours and 22 people were discharged, for an overall decrease of 10 hospitalizations from the previous day. There are now 287 people in hospital, including 72 people in the ICU.
Among the new hospitalizations, eight were unvaccinated and four had their second dose of the vaccine more than seven days ago.
The majority of the new cases reported on Wednesday were from people who weren't vaccinated. Of the 458 cases, 305 (66 per cent) were among people who aren't vaccinated, nine (1.9 per cent) had their first shot more than two weeks ago, and 144 (31 per cent) received a second dose more than seven days ago.
Two more people have died due to COVID-19, bringing that total to 11,455 since the start of the pandemic...
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 drop in Quebec as province adds 458 new cases
Joe Lofaro
CTVNewsMontreal.ca Digital Reporter
Published Wednesday, October 20, 2021 11:04AM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, October 20, 2021 11:31AM EDT
MONTREAL -- Quebec is reporting 458 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as hospitalizations, including ICU cases, dropped.
Provincial data shows there were 12 new admissions to hospital in the last 24 hours and 22 people were discharged, for an overall decrease of 10 hospitalizations from the previous day. There are now 287 people in hospital, including 72 people in the ICU.
Among the new hospitalizations, eight were unvaccinated and four had their second dose of the vaccine more than seven days ago.
The majority of the new cases reported on Wednesday were from people who weren't vaccinated. Of the 458 cases, 305 (66 per cent) were among people who aren't vaccinated, nine (1.9 per cent) had their first shot more than two weeks ago, and 144 (31 per cent) received a second dose more than seven days ago.
Two more people have died due to COVID-19, bringing that total to 11,455 since the start of the pandemic...
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