Quebec adds 402 new COVID-19 cases, 6 additional deaths | Globalnews.ca

Quebec recorded 402 new cases and the deaths of six more people attributed to the COVID-19 health crisis on Monday.

The number of hospitalizations related to the pandemic dropped by two to 290, after 22 people entered hospital in the past 24 hours and 24 patients were discharged.

Of those patients, there were 88 people in intensive care units, which remains unchanged from the previous day.

The province has administered more than 12.9 million doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine over the course of the inoculation campaign, including 6,026 shots in the last day.

Quebec’s public health institute said 89.6 per cent of Quebecers aged 12 and up have received a first dose of vaccine while 85.9 per cent are considered adequately vaccinated.

Health officials say 22,140 tests were given Saturday, the most day for which that information is available.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the province has registered 412,364 COVID-19 infections. The death toll has reached 11,389.

When it comes to recoveries, the government says more than 395,000 people have recovered from the virus to date.

—with files from The Canadian Press