Quebec reporting just under 3,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations, an increase of 117
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Health officials in Quebec have also announced 45 new deaths and just under 8,800 new cases of COVID-19 as the Omicron wave continues in the province.
Quebec is reporting just under 3,000 patients in hospital with COVID-19 and 45 more deaths attributed to the virus.
Health officials say 443 new patients with COVID-19 were admitted in the past day, while 326 were discharged for an increase of 117 over the previous day. Of the 2,994 patients in hospital, 272 are being treated in intensive care, the province reported on Thursday.
The latest Health Ministry data shows that people who are not vaccinated are 6.9 times more at risk of being hospitalized than someone who has been vaccinated with two doses, and 13.7 times more at risk of ending up in intensive care.
On Tuesday, Quebec Premier François Legault said 50 per cent of COVID-19 patients in intensive care were unvaccinated.
The premier than announced those who refused to get vaccinated would be facing a financial penalty in the form of a “significant health contribution.”
He went on to say the unvaccinated who represent only 10 per cent of the population were placing an unfair burden on the health-care network.
The province’s hospital’s are under strain forcing the delay of surgeries and adding to the backlog.