Tough measures undertaken in Quebec are bringing hospitalizations due to COVID down.
Statistics released Friday show the number of hospitalizations decreased by 27 compared to the previous day, for a cumulative total of 1,426.
Among these, the number of people in intensive care decreased by 4, for a total of 212.
There were 1,631 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 250,491, of which 223,367 have now recovered.
The data also reported 88 new deaths ranging over a five day period, for a total of 9,361 deaths since the outbreak was declared.