COVID-19 Pandemic - The government presents its daily update

QUÉBEC CITY, May 18, 2022  /CNW Telbec/ - The most recent data on the evolution of COVID-19, in the last 24 hours, in Québec show:

• 728 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 1,059,419*;
• 14 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, for a total of 15,312 deaths;
• 5,245 health care workers absent for COVID-related reasons (preventive withdrawal, isolation, awaiting results, etc.);
• 1,599 hospitalizations, for a decrease of 35 compared to the previous day;
• 111 new entries,
• 146 new discharges;
• 48 people in intensive care, for a decrease of 6 compared to the previous day;
• 5 new entries,
• 11 new discharges;
• 14,983 samples conducted on May 16;
• 209,237 self-declared rapid tests so far, including 171,425 positive: 191 declared for yesterday, including 152 positive.

*Note that the number of cases listed is not representative of the situation since access to screening centres is restricted to priority clienteles.

VACCINATION

• 13,172 doses administered are added, that is 12,370 doses in the last 24 hours and 802 doses before May 17, for a total of 19,795,570 doses administered in Québec. Outside Québec, a total of 331,929 doses were administered, for a cumulative total of 20,127,499 doses received by Quebecers.

To follow the evolution of the data on a daily basis, consult the open data or the INSPQ website at https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/organization/msss or at https://www.inspq.qc.ca/covid-19/donnees. Note that certain data, especially the number of cases, deaths and doses administered, may be subject to daily readjustment for previous days, given that a catch-up is necessary due to a delay in data entry.

A reminder concerning public health instructions:

To limit the spread of the coronavirus as much as possible, it is important to follow basic preventive measures such as hand washing, physical distancing, wearing a face covering and following the instructions in effect.

Remember that in the event of symptoms, it is always essential to isolate yourself and consult one of the self-care guides or call 1-877-644-4545 (or the telephone code corresponding to the region concerned) to find out the measures to be taken.

Related links:

• Variant data, updated from Monday to Friday, available on the website of the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.
• Measures in effect.
• To monitor data updates, follow the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux's Twitter account at https://twitter.com/sante_qc (@sante_qc).
• Facebook account at https://www.facebook.com/SanteServicesSociauxQuebec/.
• COVID-19 self-assessment tool

SOURCE Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux

Media Relations, Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, 418 266-8914, [email protected]