Quebec adds 692 COVID-19 infections, 2 deaths with hospitalizations on the rise
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Of the new cases reported Monday, 398 are among people who are unvaccinated or less than two weeks removed from a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Quebec added 692 cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths on Monday as the health crisis continues.
To date, Quebec has tallied 439,763 infections.
Of the new cases reported Monday, 398 are among people who are unvaccinated or less than two weeks removed from a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Pandemic-related hospitalizations increased by five over the last day, with 13 new patients admitted and eight discharged, for a total of 204. Of those, 46 were in the ICU.
The latest data provided by the health ministry shows that people who are unvaccinated are 16.7 times more at risk of being hospitalized due to the virus than those who are fully vaccinated.
Quebec is expected to announce details of its immunization plan for children between the ages of five and 11 later this week.
Health Minister Christian Dubé has said the goal is to have one dose administered before Christmas in that age group.
So far, 13.4 million doses have been administered in Quebec including 3,582 in the last 24 hours.
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