Quebec reports 821 new COVID-19 cases, 658 not fully vaccinated
Quebec reported Saturday that 821 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the province, bringing the overall number of infections to 402,283.
Of the new infections, 609 people were unvaccinated when they received their positive result, 49 received one dose of vaccine more than two weeks prior, and 163 were double-vaxxed more than a week before the test.
Hospitalizations rose by two bringing the total number of people receiving care in the province's hospitals to 264. The ministry reports that 36 people checked in for care, and 34 were discharged. Of the 36, 28 were unvaccinated, two received one vaccine dose more than 14 days prior and six got both jabs more than a week before entering the hospital.
There are 89 people in intensive care wards, which is six fewer than on Friday.
Three more people have died due to COVID-19, bringing that total to 11,321 since March 2020.
There are 508 active outbreaks in the province.
Quebec's vaccination rate remains at 88 per cent for one dose of the eligible population and 82 per cent for both doses.
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