COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know Tuesday
Premier's update originally scheduled for today, postponed until tomorrow
- ,508 new cases on Tuesday and 62 more deaths, 17 of which occurred in the past 24 hours.
- Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 215,358 confirmed cases and 8,441 people have died. Here's a guide to the numbers.
- There are 1,317 people in hospital (an increase of 23), including 194 intensive care (an increase of six).
- 2,529 doses of vaccine were administered yesterday, for a total of 32,763.
- CBC Montreal is collecting stories from Quebecers who have recovered from COVID-19. If you would like to share your experience, please get in touch.
The Quebec government is considering imposing a curfew, as well as extending school closures in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, according to Radio-Canada.
Sources also tell Radio-Canada the Legault government is looking at shutting down non-essential activities in the manufacturing and construction sectors.
The premier's first public COVID-19 update of the year was originally scheduled for today at 5 p.m, but has been postponed until tomorrow.
A curfew would be a first in Quebec since the start of the pandemic.
"That is an extremely restrictive measure," Benoit Barbeau, a virologist in the department of biological sciences at the Université du Québec à Montréal, told CBC Montreal's Daybreak when asked about the idea of imposing a curfew.
Last month, the province put in place its strictest public health rules since last spring, including closures of schools and non-essential businesses during the holidays. Those measures are currently set to end in less than a week.
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