Quebec has 4,400 COVID-19 cases in long-term care centres
According to Quebec Premier Francois Legault, with 4,400 confirmed COVID-19 cases in longterm care facilities, more deaths are inevitable in the province in the coming days and weeks. “We have to be realistic,” he said.
There were 98 new deaths in the past day bringing the total in the province to 1,859.
Of those, Legault said 92 were from long-term care centre residents. The other six deaths were in the general population.
There are 280 CHSLDS and seniors’ residences in Quebec grappling with COVID-19, just over 10 per cent of the province’s 2,600 homes for facilities for seniors.
There were 944 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Quebec in the last day, bringing the total to 27,538.
Of those, 835 are in the Estrie region with concentrations in Sherbrooke (274), Granby (127), Magog (61) and Danville (36). Other municipalities with more than 10 confirmed cases include Bromont (29), Racine (28), Farnham (23), Brigham (15), Shefford (13) and East Angus (12).
Of the municipalities served by the CIUSSS de l’estrie-chus, 55 have no
The Missisquoi North Volunteer Centre (CABMN), a non-profit charitable organisation serving the Western Sector of the MRC Memphremagog (Potton, Bolton-est, Saintetienne-de-bolton, Stukely-sud and Eastman) received a $1000.00 donation to aid in its community COVID-19 relief support measures, from Rona/lowes, Inc.
The donation was presented by Daniel Giroux owner of Giroux and Giroux (Rona store) in Mansonville, to Mable Hastings, the Executive Director of the CABMN on Wednesday morning, April 29, 2020. Daniel Giroux has long been a support to the Volunteer Centre and was proud to present this donation to the CABMN.
“Lowes/rona firmly supports the communities it serves and this contribution is being made with the well-being of the community at heart,” shared Giroux.