MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 656 new cases of COVID-19 today and four more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including one that occurred in the past 24 hours.
Health officials said hospitalizations rose by six, to 519, and 113 people were in intensive care, a drop of one.
COVID-19-related hospitalizations have risen by 18 over the past two reporting periods.
The province vaccinated 26,040 people Monday and is nearing the million mark, with a total of 993,102 doses administered.
Premier Francois Legault has said COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are no longer declining as they were earlier in the year, and he has expressed concern over the rise in the number of cases involving more transmissible variants.
The premier will provide an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province later today.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 23, 2021.
The Canadian Press