MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 297 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death from the virus.

The province has now reported 66,653 cases and 5,792 deaths linked to the novel coronavirus.

Authorities say that 58,218 people are considered recovered.

The number of people in hospital remained stable at 136, with one more patient in intensive care, bringing the total to 30.

The death reported today was from an unknown date.

The province also reported 29,726 tests had been conducted on Wednesday, the last day for which figures are available.

Eight regions — about 75 per cent of the province's population — are considered at early warning yellow level under the province's COVID-19 colour-coded alert system.

In some of those pre-alert regions, there have been complaints about long waits to get tested.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 18, 2020.

The Canadian Press