UPDATE DAY
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Quebec continued to fall on Tuesday, while nine deaths were added to the sad toll.
In hospitals province, there are 1,311 people with the virus, 16 fewer than the day before. Of this number, there are 35 hospitalizations in intensive care, an increase of five.
A total of nine people have died from COVID-19, including one in the last 24 hours, seven between two and seven days and one more than a week ago.
No less than 580 infections were detected in screening centers while 56 positive rapid tests were declared on the government platform.
In the health network, 1,985 workers are absent because of the virus, whether for preventive withdrawal, isolation or waiting for results.