COVID-19 cases surge and the Omircon variant makes inroads.On Thursday, Quebec reported 2,736 new infections bringing the number of active cases to 17,400.“I don’t have good news,” said Quebec Premier Francois Legault at a press conference Thursday evening, to address the rising numbers.Legault said preliminary numbers to be published tomorrow show 3,700 new infections.
The highest number of daily cases to date was 2,880 in January 2021.To bring down the number of cases, Legault said Quebecers have to reduce contacts.
COVID-19: New Quebec cases surge to 2,736, hospitalizations down by 4 Starting on Monday, all stores will operate at 50 per cent capacity.