QUÉBEC CITY, Jan. 17, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The most recent data on the evolution of COVID-19, in the last 24 hours, in Québec show:
- 5,400 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 801,153*;
- 54 new deaths, for a total of 12,364 deaths;
- 3,381 hospitalizations, for an increase of 81 compared to the previous day;
- 303 new entries,
- 222 new discharges;
- 286 people in intensive care, for an increase of 4 compared to the previous day;
- 41 new entries,
- 37 new discharges;
- 32,646 samples conducted on January 15.
*Note that the number of cases listed is not representative of the situation since access to screening centres is restricted to priority clienteles.
Vaccination
- 80,519 doses administered are added, that is 75,667 doses in the last 24 hours and 4,852 doses before January 16, for a total of 16,482,677 doses administered in Québec. Outside Québec, a total of 260,794 doses were administered, for a cumulative total of 16,743,471 doses received by Quebecers.
To follow the evolution of the data on a daily basis, consult the open data or the INSPQ website at https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/organization/msss or at https://www.inspq.qc.ca/covid-19/donnees. Note that certain data, especially the number of cases, deaths and doses administered, may be subject to daily readjustment for previous days, given that a catch-up is necessary due to a delay in data entry.
A reminder concerning public health instructions:
To limit the spread of the coronavirus as much as possible, it is important to follow basic preventive measures such as hand washing, physical distancing, wearing a face covering and following the instructions in effect.
Remember that in the event of symptoms, it is always essential to isolate yourself and consult one of the self-care guides or call 1-877-644-4545 (or the telephone code corresponding to the region concerned) to find out the measures to be taken.
Related links:
- Variant data, updated from Monday to Friday, available on the website of the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.
- Measures in effect.
- 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.
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