COVID-19 Pandemic - The government presents its daily update

QUÉBEC, Dec. 29, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - The most recent data on the evolution of COVID-19 in Québec show 2,381 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 197,311, of which 168,061 people have now recovered. The data also report 64 new deaths, for a total of 8,124. Among these 64 deaths, 17 have occurred in the last 24 hours, 39 have occurred between December 22 and December 27, 1 before December 22 and 7 have occurred at an unknown date. The number of hospitalizations increased by 7 compared to the previous day, for a cumulative total of 1,131. Among these, the number of people in intensive care decreased by 2, for a total of 148. The samples conducted on December 27 amount to 23,444 for a total of 4,817,090. Finally, 2,857 doses of vaccine were administered yesterday, for a total of 22,500.

It should be noted that the press release reporting the data will take a break on January 1 and 2. An abridged version of this press release will be issued on January 3.

Summary Data Evolution Table¹

A reminder concerning public health instructions :

To limit to the utmost the virus' spread, it is important to:

• frequently wash your hands for 20 seconds with soap and water, especially when you come in from outside;
• use alcohol-based disinfectant on your hands if soap and water are unavailable;
• respect the measures regarding private gatherings and activities in a public setting according to the alert level in effect in your region;
• limit your travel as much as possible.

For people aged 10 and over, wearing a face covering is now mandatory in most enclosed and partially enclosed public places and on public transit.

Should symptoms appear:

• self-isolate;
• cough into your elbow;
• immediately discard tissues after use and wash your hands;
• consult one of the self-care guides or call 1 877 644-4545 to find out about procedures to be followed.

Related links :

• Distribution of the number of daily deaths related to the COVID-19 according to their living environment, all of Québec, 2020.
• To find out more about the coronavirus, visit Québec.ca/coronavirus.
• It is possible to obtain information by calling the coronavirus line, depending on your area code:
• 418 644-4545
• 450 644-4545
• 514 644-4545
• 819 644-4545
• 1 877 644-4545 (toll free)
• To monitor data updates, follow the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux's Twitter account at https://twitter.com/sante_qc (@sante_qc).
• COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool.
• Regional alert system and four-level gradual response.

SOURCE Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux