COVID-19 Pandemic - The government presents its daily update

QUÉBEC CITY, June 13, 2022  /CNW Telbec/ - The most recent data on the evolution of COVID-19, in the last 24 hours, in Québec show:

• 480 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 1,074,020*;
• 1 new death reported in the last 24 hours, for a total of 15,489 deaths;
• Hospitalizations and intensive care: due to a change in methodology, data are no longer compiled on weekends. Thus, the data will be updated from Tuesday to Saturday;
• 7,633 samples conducted on June 11;
• 219,331 self-declared rapid tests so far, including 180,128 positive: 278 declared for yesterday, including 247 positive.

*Note that the number of cases listed is not representative of the situation since access to screening centres is restricted to priority clienteles.

Vaccination

• 2,091 doses administered are added, that is 2,078 doses in the last 24 hours and 13 doses before June 12, for a total of 19,976,027 doses administered in Québec. Outside Québec, a total of 338,756 doses were administered, for a cumulative total of 20,314,783 doses received by Quebecers.

To follow the evolution of the data on a daily basis, consult the open data or the INSPQ website at https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/organization/msss or at https://www.inspq.qc.ca/covid-19/donnees. Note that certain data, especially the number of cases, deaths and doses administered, may be subject to daily readjustment for previous days, given that a catch-up is necessary due to a delay in data entry.

To limit the spread of the coronavirus as much as possible, it is important to follow basic preventive measures such as hand washing, physical distancing, wearing a face covering and following the instructions in effect.

Remember that in the event of symptoms, it is always essential to isolate yourself and consult one of the self-care guides or call 1-877-644-4545 (or the telephone code corresponding to the region concerned) to find out the measures to be taken.

• Variant data, updated from Monday to Friday, available on the website of the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.
• Measures in effect.
• To monitor data updates, follow the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux's Twitter account at https://twitter.com/sante_qc (@sante_qc).
• Facebook account at https://www.facebook.com/SanteServicesSociauxQuebec/.
• COVID-19 self-assessment tool

SOURCE Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux