Estrie under 100 new cases for a second day, but still close to hospital capacity

The Province of Quebec reported 1,934 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of people infected to 232,624, 199,920 of whom have now recovered. The data also reported 47 new deaths, but the total number of deaths only increased by 45 as two deaths previously recorded were shown not to be connected to the virus. The number of hospitalizations increased by 61 compared to the previous day, for a cumulative total of 1,497. Among these, the number of people in intensive care increased by 10, for a total of 221. Finally, 7,058 doses of vaccine were administered yesterday, for a total of 99,510. To date, 115,375 doses have been received. The rest is in transit through the health and social services network.

The Estrie region, meanwhile, reported fewer than 100 new cases for the second day in a row, with 77 being added to the overall total of 9,362. Even