Quebec reports 1,102 new cases and 22 more deaths, bringing the total to 84,094 people infected.
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The total of deaths stands at 5,936 due to the withdrawal of 1 death for which investigation has shown was not attributable to COVID-19.
As of Thursday, the province recorded 1,078 infections.
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THE SITUATION IN QUEBEC AS OF OCTOBER 8, 2020
- 84,094 people infected (+1102)
- 5936 deaths (+22)
- * The total rises to 5,936 due to the withdrawal of 1 death for which the investigation showed that it was not attributable to COVID-19
- 433 people hospitalized (+8)
- 67 people in intensive care (-1)
- The samples taken on October 7 amounted to 29,387, for a total of 2,584,651.
CASE REPORT BY REGION
- Bas-Saint-Laurent: 386 (+6)
- Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: 538 (+11)
- Capitale-Nationale: 5735 (+144)
- Mauricie-et-Center-du-Quebec: 2863 (+74)
- Estrie: 1988 (+38)
- Montreal: 36 842 (+345)
- Outaouais: 1692 (+31)
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue: 223 (+6)
- North Shore: 159 (-)
- Nord-du-Quebec: 9 (-)
- Gaspé – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: 538 (+20)
- Chaudière-Appalaches: 1940 (+67)
- Laval: 8017 (+87)
- Lanaudière: 5676 (+35)
- Laurentians: 5315 (+54)
- Montérégie: 12 086 (+182)
- Nunavik: 22 (-)
- Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: 14 (-)
- Outside Quebec: 49 (+2)
- Region to be determined: 2 (-)
Total: 84,094 confirmed cases
REPORT OF DEATHS BY REGION
- Bas-Saint-Laurent: 6
- Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: 26
- Capitale-Nationale: 241
- Mauricie-et-Center-du-Quebec: 214
- Estrie: 33
- Montreal: 3493
- Outaouais: 34
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue: 4
- North Shore: 1
- Northern Quebec: 0
- Gaspé – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: 18
- Chaudière-Appalaches: 32
- Laval: 692
- Lanaudière: 223
- Laurentians: 283
- Montérégie: 635
- Nunavik: 0
- Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: 1
- Outside Quebec: 0
- Region to be determined: 0
Total: 5,936 deaths