Quebec records 54 new COVID-19 cases as more Pfizer vaccine arrives | Globalnews.ca

Quebec added 54 new cases but no additional deaths Tuesday as the COVID-19 health crisis continues.

Since the last update, the province gave another 88,600 shots of the novel coronavirus vaccine. To date, more than 9.5 million shots have been administered.

The government says 292,842 of the 324,090 doses of the Pfizer vaccine expected to land this week arrived on Monday.

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The number of pandemic-related hospitalizations fell once again. There are 85 patients, a drop of three compared to the previous day.

Of them, the number in intensive care remains unchanged at 25.

Meanwhile, the latest screening information shows 11,556 tests were given Sunday.

The case count has reached 375,969 while the death toll stands at 11,231. The number of recoveries from the virus has surpassed 364,000.

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