For the third time this week, Quebec has beaten its record for the highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases across the province.
Quebec reported 2,183 new cases of COVID-19 earlier today, making it the fourth day in a row the province has recorded more than 2,000 new cases in a day.
Montreal also reported its highest one-day increase of 893 cases since the pandemic began.
Meanwhile, Quebec’s seven-day rolling average now stands at 2,000 cases, the most so far.
The province also added 28 deaths to the provincial total, which now stands at 7,794. Of the latest deaths, 10 occurred in the past 24 hours.
There are now 1,055 people receiving treatment in Quebec hospitals. Of them, 137 are in intensive care.
Total coronavirus cases in the province have now reached 181,276.