coronavirus infections and deaths, topped 55,500 cases as of Wednesday.The province recorded an additional 66 COVID-19 cases from the previous day, for a total of 55,524 since the pandemic first bore down in March.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The health crisis has killed 5,527 Quebecers — representing more than half of Canada’s death toll.
On Wednesday, 24 new fatalities were reported in the province.The number of hospitalizations dropped by 13 from Tuesday for a total of 422.
There are 33 patients in intensive care, a decrease of five from the previous day.Montreal, the epicentre of the virus’s outbreak in Canada, remains the hardest-hit region by the pandemic.