COVID-19, despite a continued downward trend in hospitalizations and intensive-care patients linked to the virus.His comments came as the province reported 1,049 new COVID-19 cases and 33 virus-related deaths, days after easing widespread restrictions in response to an improved outlook.Hospitalizations declined by 37 to 812 in the past 24 hours.
Of those patients, the province said 130 were in intensive care.“This is encouraging, but we have to stay cautious, especially with the arrival of new variants,” Quebec health minister Christian Dubé said on Twitter.