Over 7,000 people in Quebec have now died as a result of COVID-19

COVID-19 death totals in Quebec have now eclipsed 7,000 since the pandemic began in March.

Health officials have also added 1,333 additional cases to the provincial total, with 23 new deaths since Sunday morning.

Of the newly added deaths, eight occurred over the past day, 14 between November 23 and 28, and one at an “unknown date,” according to Santé Quebec.

The number of hospitalizations has increased by 28 since Sunday to 693, 94 of whom are in intensive care.

Total coronavirus cases in the province have now reached 142,371, along with 7,056 deaths.

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Public health reports 2,051,984 negative cases, with over 100,000 being deemed “recoveries.”

The new data has been reported by hospitals and public health officials on Sunday, November 29, at 6 pm.

“For now, the spread of the COVID-19 is under control in Quebec,” says public health, “but the present weeks are critical.”

The distribution of deaths in Quebec, by age group, is as follows:

Public health continues to advise people to frequently wash their hands, use alcohol-based sanitizers, wear face masks in public, and respect the maximum 10-person limit for indoor gatherings.

Canada’s coronavirus death toll is now 12,032.