With 6,361 new COVID-19 cases, Quebec more than doubles its pre-Omicron record
CTV
Quebec reported 6,361 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, smashing the previous day's count -- the province's record to date -- by more than 1,000 cases.
Before the Omicron variant hit the province, the daily record, from last January, was under 3,000.
Deaths rose by two, and hospitalizations by 30, while the number of people in intensive care remained stable.
Sources had warned Quebec media ahead of Wednesday's numbers that they would rise to at least 6,000. At 6 p.m., Premier François Legault and health authorities will give a news conference outlining their plan for the next stage of the pandemic, including potential new restrictions.
Quebec marked another milestone on Wednesday, as well: it has officially had more than half a million confirmed infections over the course of the pandemic, which means about 6.25 per cent of Quebecers have caught the virus, or one in 16.
