Quebec announces almost 9,400 new COVID-19 cases, 92 hospitalizations
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Quebec has also recorded six new deaths as the province again breaks its record for daily COVID-19 cases for a single day with 9,397.
Quebec is reporting 9,397 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and six more deaths.
The daily COVID-19 total is another new record for the province.
Pandemic hospitalizations jumped again with 92 new patients admitted and 64 discharged for an increase of 28 compared to the previous day.
Of the 473 people in hospital, 91 are in intensive care.
On Wednesday, Quebec premier reiterated pleas for people who are unvaccinated to get vaccinated.
He said while they represent less than 10 per cent of the population, they make up 50 per cent of COVID=19 hospitalizations.
“You’re putting yourself at risk by being unvaccinated and putting our hospitals at risk,” Legault said during a pandemic update on Wednesday.
The latest data published by Quebec’s health ministry shows that people who are not vaccinated or less than 14 days removed from a first dose of a vaccine are 13.6 more times at risk of being hospitalized from the virus, than people who are fully vaccinated.
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