20 more coronavirus deaths in Quebec as case numbers pass 54,000

The Quebec government revealed that the province’s COVID-19-related death toll has reached 5,242, after announcing 20 more deaths since Sunday afternoon.

There are a reported 102 new known cases of the coronavirus, according to the Santé Quebec website. That brings the confirmed total to 54,054 known cases with 771 hospitalizations, 85 of whom are in the ICU.

Currently, a reported 477,179 tests have turned up negative throughout Quebec and over 20,000 cases have been resolved.

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The data had been reported by hospitals and public health officials as of Sunday, June 14, at 6 pm. Santé Quebec revealed that nine of the newly announced deaths had occurred before June 7.

According to Santé Quebec, the 102 newly confirmed cases is the fewest one-day increase since March 22 when 38 cases were reported.

#COVID19 – Au Québec, en date du 15 juin 2020 à 11h, la situation est la suivante:
6 614 prélèvements effectués le 13 juin
6 817 analyses réalisées le 13 juin
477 179 cas négatifs
54 054 cas confirmés

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

— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) June 15, 2020

Canada’s coronavirus death toll now totals 8,146.