Quebec reports 1,256 COVID-19 cases on Sunday as public health follows 819 active outbreaks
Quebec reported 1,256 new COVID-19 cases Sunday as public health authorities monitor 819 active outbreaks within the province.
There was also one more reported death due to the virus, bringing that total to 11,586 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Overall hospitalizations slowed, with six fewer occupied beds on Sunday. There are now 219 people receiving care, 59 of whom are in the ICU.
Sunday's update was based on 33,507 analyzed coronavirus tests. The positivity rate was 4.1 per cent.
VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
Public health reported 81 per cent of eligible Quebecers (aged five and up) are now fully vaccinated, with 86 per cent receiving at least one dose. As of Sunday morning, 4 per cent have gotten third doses, or "booster" shots.
Health-care workers have administered 21,000 doses to the newly eligible five-to-11 age bracket since Saturday morning.
Most of the newly reported cases were found among unvaccinated people, or those who had received a dose less than two weeks prior.
That group accounted for 661 of Sunday's 1,256 cases, and nine of the provinces 13 hospital admissions.
Public health says unvaccinated people are 3.3 times more likely to catch COVID-19 than vaccinated people, and 15.6 times more likely to end up in hospital after getting sick.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Spectacular aurora light show to be seen across Canada Friday night
A rare and severe solar storm is expected to bring spectacular displays of the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, across much of Canada and parts of the United States on Friday night.
Which Canadian cities have the highest and lowest grocery prices?
Where you live plays a big factor in what you pay at the grocery store. And while it's no secret the same item may have a different price depending on the store, city or province, we wanted to see just how big the differences are, and why.
McGill University seeks emergency injunction to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment
McGill University has filed a request for an injunction to have the pro-Palestinian encampment removed from its campus.
Swarm of 20,000 bees gather around woman’s car west of Toronto
A swarm of roughly 20,000 bees gathered around a woman’s car in the parking lot of Burlington Centre.
U.S. says Israel's use of U.S. arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
The Biden administration said Friday that Israel's use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes.
Barron Trump declines to serve as an RNC delegate
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, has declined to serve as a delegate at this summer’s Republican National Convention, according to a senior Trump campaign adviser and a statement from Melania Trump's office.
Mother assaulted by stranger while breastfeeding baby in her car: Vancouver police
A person was arrested in East Vancouver Thursday after allegedly entering a car while a mother was breastfeeding her four-month-old boy.
'We have laws': Premier Smith says police action justified in Calgary
The actions, including the decision to use non-lethal force, to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters from the University of Calgary campus were justified, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday.
'State or state-sponsored actor' believed to be behind B.C. government hacks
The head of British Columbia’s civil service has revealed that a “state or state-sponsored actor” is behind multiple cyber-security incidents against provincial government networks.