Govt-19: Cases have increased by 46% in a week

For the third day in a row, Quebec has registered more than 2,000 new cases, despite a decline in hospitals affiliated with COVID-19.

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Thus, the province has identified 2,203 new infections detected using PCR testing, and 968 self-reported rapid tests have been positively proven.

In doing so, Quebec has amassed an average of 1,600 daily infections in the last seven days. This is an increase of 46.4% in a week.

Keep in mind that these numbers only give an overview of the actual multiplication of the virus, as access to screening tests is still limited.

The multiplication of the BA.2 variant, known to be even more contagious than the Omigran variant that caused the fifth wave at Christmas, largely explains the stellar increase in these infections, with this new strain now causing at least two pollutants. Quebec, according to health officials.

The increase comes just two weeks after several reductions, including the end of the vaccine passport. It should also be noted that Quebec wants to withdraw the mandatory mask wearing in mid-April.

1,048 cubes occupying the hospital bed (-14) are infected with the virus. Of that number, 59 are in intensive care, an increase of two over the previous day. And 12 people have died from the disease.

On the other side of the Ottawa River, Ontario recorded a slight increase in the number of hospital admissions (667, +6), while the number of intensive care patients decreased (161, -4).

In the last 24 hours, 15 Ontarians have been infected with the virus, while 2,761 new infections have been detected by PCR tests.

Situation in Quebec as of March 25, 2022

• 953,498 affected (+2,203) *
• 14,300 deaths (+12)
• 1048 people have been admitted to the hospital
• 93 posts
• 107 publications
• 59 people are in the intensive care unit
• 10 posts
• 8 publications
• 16,150 samples were taken;
• So far 122,045 self-reported quick tests, including 96,477 positive: 1,135 were reported yesterday, including 968 positive.
• 8011 doses were added, i.e. 8064 in the last 24 hours and 53 * before March 24, giving a total of 18,592,149 doses in Quebec. This decrease is explained by corrections made in the database outside Quebec, for a total of 312,508 doses were administered, for a total of 18,904,657 doses received by Quebecs.

* The number of cases listed does not represent the situation as access to screening centers is primarily for clients only.

Deaths by region

• Lower St. Lawrence: 113
• Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: 364
• National Capital: 1437
• Mauricie-et-Center-du-Québec: 907
• Estree: 550
• Montreal: 5339
• Outdoors: 291
• Abbitp-Demiscomming: 80
• North Bank: 39
• Northern Quebec: 4
• Caspian – Magdalen Islands: 59
• Saudier-Appalachians: 568
• Laval: 1048
• Lanadier: 724
• Laurentians: 707
• Monterey: 2044
• Nunavic: 10
• Terres-Chris-de-la-Boy-James: 14
• Unknown: 0
• Outside Quebec: 2

Across Quebec: 14,300

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