However, hospital admissions continue to decline.
On Tuesday, Quebec declared COVID-3 2020 The state's total death toll has risen to 16,069 since the pandemic began in May.
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to decline, with 2,038 reported on Tuesday, down from 2,109 on Friday. Of the 2,038 people hospitalized, 58 are in intensive care units, one more than was reported on Friday. Access to testing centers is restricted to priority patients, so the number of cases is not necessarily representative of the situation, but the number of new cases has declined in recent weeks, with Tuesday's number higher than last Tuesday's.
To date, a total of 273,339 rapid tests have been self-reported on government online platforms, of which 228,598 were positive. 236 tests were declared on Monday, of which 198 were positive.
A total of 4,199 healthcare workers were absent due to COVID-19-related absenteeism, isolation and other reasons, down 121 from the previous day.
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