MONTREAL -- There are 5,662 people who have died of COVID-19 in Quebec, health authorities announced Thursday, as confirmed cases in the province reached 58,080.
No new fatalities were reported, so the total of 5,662 deaths reported Wednesday remains the same; COVID-19 cases in Quebec rose 142 from the total of 57,938 announced a day earlier.
There are 221 people being treated for COVID-19 in Quebec hospitals as of Thursday, down 14 from the 235 reported Wednesday. Of those in a hospital, 14 are in intensive care, down two from the 16 reported 24 hours earlier.
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The number of people in Quebec who have recovered from COVID-19 as of Thursday is 50,505, up 132 from the 50,373 recoveries reported a day earlier.
Quebec reported that it completed analyses of 14,289 COVID-19 tests on Tuesday, up 2,529 from the 11,760 it completed a day earlier. (Quebec reports its daily testing figures from two days prior).
