COVID-19 hospitalizations keep rising as Quebec reports 7 more deaths

The number of patients in Quebec hospitals with COVID-19 has gone up by more than 250 in the last week.

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On Sunday, the province reported a net increase of 28 patients, for a total of 1,350. Last Sunday, that figure stood at 1,088.

Of the hospitalized patients, 72 are in intensive care — an increase of five and the highest such figure in nearly a month.

The province also announced seven more deaths had been attributed to the virus, bringing its death toll since the start of the pandemic to 14,404.

A further 2,581 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed through PCR testing at government clinics. Since this form of testing is off limits to most Quebecers, the case numbers are not wholly indicative of the situation in the province.

The seven-day rolling average of new cases identified through PCR testing, which fell to a recent low of 1,062 in mid-March, has now climbed back up to 2,714.