Coronavirus cases in Quebec skyrocket, as province announces 2,031 new along with 48 deaths

Since Friday, seven fewer people were in the province’s hospitals being treated for the disease, bringing that total to 754. Of those, 96 are in the intensive care ward, a decrease of one.

Health-care professionals analyzed 35,391 samples on Dec. 3. (Quebec releases its testing data from two days prior to its daily updates).

REGIONAL DATA

The two biggest cities in the province were hit the hardest, according to Saturday’s data.

Montreal reported 630 new cases (53,304 total), while Quebec City reported 304 new (12,683). Also hit hard were Monteregie with 263 new (21,008 total), Laval with 166 new (12,062 total), Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean with 137 new (5,672 total), and the Eastern Townships with 108 new (5,183 total).

Montreal’s seven-day average was 398 before Saturday and Quebec City’s was 151.

Half of the 48 new deaths, were reported in Montreal (3,666 total) and Monteregie (902 total), which both reported 12 new deaths.

Five deaths were reported in Quebec City (470 total); three in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (142 total), and Chaudiere-Appalaches (142 total); and two in Mauricie-et-Centre-du-Quebec (276 total), and Outaouais (85 total)

One death was reported in Bas-Saint-Laurent (22 total), Laval (729 total), and the Laurentians (340 total).