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Quebec reports 1,685 new COVID-19 cases, 76 deaths
Daniel J. Rowe
CTV News Montreal Digital Reporter
Published Saturday, January 23, 2021 11:07AM EST Last Updated Saturday, January 23, 2021 11:23AM EST
MONTREAL -- Quebec reported Saturday that 1,685 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 252,176 since the start of the pandemic.
The number is above the seven-day average for daily increases which is now 1,601 new cases per day. The Quebec Institute of Public Health is reporting 17,488 active cases in the province.
Of the total number of confirmed cases, the province reports that 225,245 people have recovered from the disease, an increase of 1,878 from Friday.
The province added 76 more deaths due to the disease including 17 that occurred in the past 24 hours, 33 that occurred between Jan. 16 and Jan. 21, 24 before Jan. 16, and two deaths that occurred at an unknown date.
The total number of people who have died in Quebec due to the novel coronavirus is now 9,437.
The number of people receiving treatment in the province's hospitals decreased by 43 Saturday and the total number of hospitalizations is now 1,383. Of those, 216 people are in the intensive care ward, an increase of four from Friday.
It is the fourth day in a row that Quebec has reported a decrease in hospitalizations...
Quebec reports 1,685 new COVID-19 cases, 76 deaths
Daniel J. Rowe
CTV News Montreal Digital Reporter
Published Saturday, January 23, 2021 11:07AM EST Last Updated Saturday, January 23, 2021 11:23AM EST
MONTREAL -- Quebec reported Saturday that 1,685 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 252,176 since the start of the pandemic.
The number is above the seven-day average for daily increases which is now 1,601 new cases per day. The Quebec Institute of Public Health is reporting 17,488 active cases in the province.
Of the total number of confirmed cases, the province reports that 225,245 people have recovered from the disease, an increase of 1,878 from Friday.
The province added 76 more deaths due to the disease including 17 that occurred in the past 24 hours, 33 that occurred between Jan. 16 and Jan. 21, 24 before Jan. 16, and two deaths that occurred at an unknown date.
The total number of people who have died in Quebec due to the novel coronavirus is now 9,437.
The number of people receiving treatment in the province's hospitals decreased by 43 Saturday and the total number of hospitalizations is now 1,383. Of those, 216 people are in the intensive care ward, an increase of four from Friday.
It is the fourth day in a row that Quebec has reported a decrease in hospitalizations...