Hospitalizations are still on the rise on Saturday in Quebec, which records 44 new deaths linked to COVID-19.
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The province now has 2,594 hospitalizations due to the virus, an increase of 163 from the previous day.
Of these, 245 are in intensive care (+16). Quebec also recorded 15,928 additional cases with the tests carried out in screening clinics.
Yesterday, the province recorded 16,176 and 27 deaths.
THE SITUATION IN QUEBEC AS OF JANUARY 8, 2022
- 728,286 people infected (+15,928)
- 11 917 deaths (+44)
- 2296 people hospitalized
- 404 entries
- 257 outings
- 245 people in intensive care
- 41 entries
- 25 outings
- 59,499 samples were taken
- 3615 first doses, 2415 second doses and 94 862 third doses were administered in the last 24 hours
Elsewhere in the country
On the Ontario side, 122 more people were admitted to hospital due to COVID, bringing the number of hospitalizations to 2,594. The most populous province in the country has 385 people in intensive care, or 47 of more than the day before.
Since the start of the pandemic, 10,345 Ontarians have lost their lives (+31).
Situation in Canada
- Ontario: 866,632 cases (10,345 deaths)
- Quebec: 728,286 cases (11,917 deaths)
- Alberta: 395,252 cases (3,338 deaths)
- British Columbia: 276,875 cases (2,439 deaths)
- Saskatchewan: 89,821 cases (961 deaths)
- Manitoba: 94,850 cases (1,408 deaths)
- Nova Scotia: 23,943 cases (112 deaths)
- New Brunswick: 19,857 cases (170 deaths)
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 7,537 cases (21 deaths)
- Northwest Territories: 2,801 cases (12 deaths)
- Yukon: 2,125 cases (15 deaths)
- Prince Edward Island: 2,463 cases
- Nunavut: 977 cases (4 deaths)
- Canadian returnees: 13 cases
Total: approximately 2,511,432 cases (30,743 deaths)