Record Staff
There were 1,067 people in hospital with COVID-19 across Quebec as of Friday’s update from public health. That marked a decrease of 38 compared to Thursday’s information. The number of people in intensive care with the virus increased by four, meanwhile, climbing to 28. Despite the small increase, that number remains among the lowest in almost a year. To date, the lowest number of Covid hospitalizations recorded across Quebec in 2022 was 989, recorded in mid-March.
As of Friday 36 per cent of overall hospitalizations and 54 per cent of ICU patients were considered to have been admitted primarily because of COVID-19.
The Province reported two new deaths linked to Covid at the end of last week, increasing the total to 15,435 since the start of the pandemic.
In the Eastern Townships the overall number of hospitalizations linked to Covid went down by nine on Friday to 81. The number of people in intensive care with the virus remained unchanged at two. The region reported no new Covid-related deaths, keeping the local total since the start of the pandemic at 619. Recall that the total was readjusted down by the INSPQ at the end of last week.
