COVID-19 Pandemic update for September 26th 2020 – The government presents its daily update

QUÉBEC CITY, Sept. 26, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – The most recent data on the evolution of COVID-19 in Québec show 698 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 71,005. No new death has occurred in the last 24 hours, but 7 deaths which have occurred between September 19 and September 24 are added, for a total of 5,821. The number of hospitalizations increased by 18 compared to the previous day, for a cumulative total of 217. Among these, the number of people in intensive care increased by 12, for a total of 45. The samples conducted on September 24 amount to 33,148 for a total of 2,233,455.