Quebec confirms 52 more coronavirus deaths as cases eclipse 51,500

The Quebec government revealed that the province’s COVID-19-related death toll has reached 4,713, after announcing 52 more deaths since Monday afternoon.

There are a reported 239 new known cases of the coronavirus, according to the Santé Quebec website. That brings the confirmed total to 51,593 known cases with 1,175 hospitalizations, 161 of whom are in the ICU.

Currently, a reported 404,814 tests have turned up negative throughout Quebec and over 14,600 cases have been resolved.

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The data had been reported by hospitals and public health officials as of Monday, June 1, at 6 pm.

Graphique sur la répartition du nombre quotidien de décès liés à la #COVID19 selon le milieu de vie et la date de décès: https://t.co/H5hxOkB9w6 pic.twitter.com/yZY8MyW1ay

— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) June 2, 2020

Canada’s coronavirus death toll now totals 7,326.