Covid-19 Update … numbers skyrocket in Quebec

Numbers in Quebec reached an all-time high, breaking all records for the region on December 5th. Examples here:

QUÉBEC CITY, Dec. 5, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – The most recent data on the evolution of COVID-19 in QuĂ©bec show 2,031 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 149,908. The data also report 48 new deaths, for a total of 7,231. Among these 48 deaths, 11 have occurred in the last 24 hours, 27 have occurred between November 28 and December 3, 8 have occurred before November 28 et 2 have occurred at an unknown date. The number of hospitalizations decreased by 7 compared to the previous day, for a cumulative total of 754. Among these, the number of people in intensive care decreased by 1, for a total of 96. The samples conducted on December 3 amount to 35,391 for a total of 4,049,710.

Here are today’s numbers:

QUÉBEC CITY, Dec. 8, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – The most recent data on the evolution of COVID-19 in QuĂ©bec show 1,564 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 154,740. The data also report 36 new deaths, for a total of 7,313. Among these 36 deaths, 12 have occurred in the last 24 hours, 22 have occurred between December 1 and December 6 and 2 have occurred before December 1. The number of hospitalizations increased by 17 compared to the previous day, for a cumulative total of 835. Among these, the number of people in intensive care increased by 9, for a total of 114. The samples conducted on December 6 amount to 25,008 for a total of 4,133,635.

Notice a considerable drop (in the 500s or so), yet the numbers over the last five days are clearly cause for concern. The most important thing to realize, dear readers, is stay calm, stay safe and follow the rules.