Quebec premier to hold COVID-19 presser as cases surge to 2,736
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Quebec Premier Francois Legault will be holding a media availability to announce new restrictions related to COVID-19 and the Omicron variant at 6 p.m.
Quebec is reporting 2,736 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and five more deaths attributable to the virus.
Quebec Premier François Legault will be holding a press conference to announce new restrictions related to COVID-19 and the Omicron variant at 6 p.m.
In a tweet, the premier referred to the situation as “critical.”
Meanwhile, pandemic-related hospitalizations decreased by four but remain above the 300-mark at 304. Thirty-four new patients were admitted while 38 were discharged.
Of the COVID-related hospitalizations, 63 patients are in intensive care.
Public health data published Thursday shows people who are not vaccinated or less than two weeks removed from a first dose are 2,6 times more at risk of becoming infected with the virus than people who are adequately vaccinated.
They are also 15.3 times more at risk of being hospitalized from complications of the illness than people who are vaccinated.
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