Quebec confirms 91 more coronavirus deaths as cases pass 52,000

The Quebec government revealed that the province’s COVID-19-related death toll has reached 4,885, after announcing 91 more deaths since Wednesday afternoon.

There are a reported 259 new known cases of the coronavirus, according to the Santé Quebec website. That brings the confirmed total to 52,143 known cases with 1,076 hospitalizations, 146 of whom are in the ICU.

Currently, a reported 417,256 tests have turned up negative throughout Quebec and over 15,000 cases have been resolved.

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The data had been reported by hospitals and public health officials as of Wednesday, June 3, 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/5zhZRPCL5q

— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) June 4, 2020

Canada’s coronavirus death toll now totals 7,498.