Quebec reports second consecutive days of over 180 new coronavirus cases

After announcing the highest daily virus increase since June 8 on Thursday, Quebec has reported more than 180 daily new coronavirus cases back-to-back.

There have been 184 new coronavirus cases confirmed in the province over the past 24 hours.

According to Santé Quebec, the province’s coronavirus death toll has reached 5,767 and zero new COVID-19-related deaths being announced since Thursday morning.

There are now 63,117 cases in the province, 102 hospitalizations, and 18 patients in the ICU.

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Currently, a reported 1,084,688 tests have turned up negative throughout Quebec, and over 55,500 cases have been resolved.

The new data had been reported by hospitals and public health officials as of Thursday, September 3, at 6 pm.

This is also the seventh consecutive day in which officials have announced more than 120 cases per day. Last Friday, Quebec public health officials announced 156 new COVID-19 cases, followed by 120 on Saturday, 140 from Sunday, 120 on Monday, 122 on Tuesday, 132 on Wednesday, and 187 on Thursday.

#COVID19 – Au Québec, la situation est la suivante:
19 128 prélèvements effectués le 2 sept.
17 133 analyses réalisées le 2 sept
1 084 688 cas négatifs le 3 sept.
63 117 cas confirmés le 3 sept.

Pour en savoir plus sur la situation au Québec: https://t.co/fiqW5E4y8R

— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) September 4, 2020

Canada’s coronavirus death toll now totals 9,141.