Quebec reported 656 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections since the start of the pandemic to 303,707 across the province.
The seven-day average of new cases now stands at 709 per day and there are currently 6,742 active cases in Quebec. Among them, there are now 704 confirmed coronavirus variant cases with an estimated number of presumed cases jumping to a total of 3,423.
Unfortunately, four new deaths were also reported, one of which occurred over the previous 24 hours.
The three other deaths occurred between March 16 and 21.
There are currently 519 hospitalized in the province due to the virus. Among them, 113 are in intensive care.
Over the course of the pandemic, 10,618 people have died in the province due to COVID-19.
A total of 993,102 doses have now been administered.