The province’s death toll is now 158,310 cases and 7,382 deaths since the start of the health crisis.
Eight deaths had occurred in the past 24 hours, 18 between December 3 and 8, five before December 3 and two on an unknown date.
There were four more hospitalizations reported from the previous day, for a total of 848.
Among these patients, the number of people in intensive care fell by seven, to a total of 113.
There were 193 more infections in the Capitale-Nationale, 648 more in Montreal, 134 more in Laval and 207 more in Montérégie.
In Canada
Across Canada, 437,142 cases of COVID-19 and 13,016 deaths have been reported since the virus first appeared in the country.
Here is the distribution of cases across the country since the start of the pandemic, according to the most recent provincial and territorial reports:
– 158,310 cases in Quebec, including 7,382 deaths;
– 132,800 cases in Ontario, including 3,836 deaths;
– 73,488 cases in Alberta, including 653 deaths;
– 39,337 cases in British Columbia, including 559 deaths;
– 19,655 cases in Manitoba, including 438 deaths;
– 10,899 cases in Saskatchewan, including 71 deaths;
– 1,389 cases in Nova Scotia, including 65 deaths;
– 542 cases in New Brunswick, including seven deaths;
– 353 cases in Newfoundland and Labrador, including four deaths;
– 229 cases in Nunavut;
– 84 cases in Prince Edward Island;
– 58 cases in the Yukon, including one death;
– 15 cases in the Northwest Territories;
To these provincial and territorial reports are added the 13 cases, all cured, among passengers repatriated from the cruise ship Grand Princess on March 10.
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