Quebec reports 3,631 new COVID-19 cases, hospitalization and ICU numbers skyrocket

Quebec reported Saturday that 3,631 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, and hospitalizations due to the disease skyrocketed by 35.

Of the new cases, 2,320 were reported in people who were double-vaccinated more than seven days prior, 122 in those who had received one dose more than 14 days ago, and 1,189 people were unvaccinated or received one dose less than two weeks prior.

There are now 1,322 active outbreaks and the positivity rate in Quebec is 8.9 per cent.

Of the 64 patients who checked into Quebec hospitals, 34 were unvaccinated or received one dose less than two weeks prior to check in, one person received a single dose of vaccine more than two weeks prior, and 29 were double-vaccinated more than seven days prior. 

There are now 347 patients receiving care for COVID-19, including 74 people in intensive care wards, an increase of 12.