Quebec reports over 140 new coronavirus cases, zero new deaths

The Quebec government revealed that the province’s COVID-19 death toll has remained at 5,667 after announcing zero new deaths since Sunday morning.

COVID-19 cases in the province increased by 145 in the past 24 hours.

According to Santé Quebec, there are now 58,728 cases in the province, 200 hospitalizations, and seven patients in the ICU.

Currently, a reported 724,714 tests have turned up negative throughout Quebec, and over 30,000 cases have been resolved.

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The new data had been reported by hospitals and public health officials as of Sunday, July 26, at 6 pm. Santé Quebec says that despite the newly announced cases, hospitalizations continue to drop.

#COVID19 – Au Québec, la situation est la suivante:
12 344 prélèvements effectués le 25 juillet
12 774 analyses réalisées le 25 juillet
724 714 cas négatifs le 26 juillet
58 728 cas confirmés le 26 juillet

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

— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) July 27, 2020

Canada’s coronavirus death toll now totals 8,890.