Quebec reports seven new COVID-19 deaths and an increase in hospitalizations

Quebec reported on Saturday seven new COVID-19 deaths since the last data released on Thursday.

There are currently 1,313 hospitalizations, an increase of 19. Thirty-eight people are in intensive care, a decrease of four.

The death toll now stands at 15,596.

The Department of Health reports 2,622 new positive PCR COVID-tests 19, for a total of 1,092,934 since the start of the pandemic.

The number of cases is higher as PCR tests are restricted to priority clienteles.

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As for vaccination, 8371 doses were administered in Quebec in the last 24 hours.

Among those aged five and over, 92 per cent received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 60 per cent received a third dose. Among those 60 years and older, 45 per cent received a fourth dose.

-- This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on July 2, 2022. 

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  A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old is seen, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)