COVID-19 also killed one in Bas-Saint-Laurent. 2 people are hospitalized, including one in intensive care.
With regard to outbreaks in schools, Caron d’Amqui school has 50 cases, Saint-Ursule school 34 cases, Val-Brillant school 9 cases and Lac-au-Saumon school has for its part 6 cases.
Seniors’ living environments are also affected by outbreaks. Four residents of the Marie-Anne Ouellet Center in Lac-au-Saumon have now tested positive for COVID-19. Isolation measures have been put in place to limit the spread.
Regarding the outbreak at Manoir des Pignons, a private seniors’ residence in Amqui, the results are stable. A resident and a worker contracted the virus. The health authorities ensure that everything is done to limit the spread of the virus in the various environments that are affected.
“Screenings are still in progress, we will be able over the next few hours to have a clearer picture of the state of contamination of the premises. Of course, we will make sure to keep people in isolation for a few more days so that they can be screened again. We know that the disease still has an incubation period that must be taken into account, so to prevent other people from being contaminated, we must give ourselves several more days ”, explains the assistant director of nursing at the CISSS du Bas. -Saint-Laurent, Isabelle Ouellet.
The screening operation will continue in the coming days. Remember that with 79.8%, the vaccination rate of the MRC de La Matapédia is the lowest in Bas-Saint-Laurent.
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