Regional update: Seven new cases of COVID-19
CARLETON – The Public Health Board is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands, for an overall total of 163.
Three of the new cases are related to the IGA (Paspebiac and New Richmond) outbreak. That epidemiological cluster now consists of 27 cases.
Three of the new cases are tied to known, but minor clusters.
The seventh case is still under investigation, as the Public Health Board is trying to locate the origin.
One additional person has recovered, for a total of 54. There are no additional deaths or hospitalizations to report. Two people are still hospitalized in Rimouski.
The number of healthcare employees with COVID- 19, increased from 34 to 38, over the last 24 hours. This does not necessarily mean that they received a positive diagnosis over the last day, sometimes the Public Health Board needs time before finalizing its investigations and statistics. Fourteen of the infected workers are employed by the Integrated Health and Social Services Centre (CISSS).
The breakdown of the 163 cases by territory (containing a hospital) is as follows:
- Bay of Chaleur sector – 123
- Rocher-Percé sector – 25
- Magdalen Islands – 8
- Côte-de-Gaspé – less than 5
- Haute-Gaspésie – less than 5
The Public Health Board does not release numbers in a sector with less than five cases.
Regional update: Four new cases of COVID-19
CARLETON – The Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands Public Health Board has reported four new cases of COVID-19 bringing the regional total to 156.
Two of the four new cases are linked to a known cluster, but not to any of the primary ones (Manoir du Havre, Residence Saint Joseph or IGA Paspebiac/New Richmond).
The third new case involves someone from the Integrated Health and Social Services Centre (CISSS).
The origin of the fourth new case is still under investigation.
There are no additional casualties or hospitalizations. Two people are still hospitalized in Rimouski. Seven additional individuals have healed from the coronavirus, for a total of 53.
The number of people working in the health sector who have been contaminated with COVID-19 is now 34. That total includes a new case from today and another which had been part of a Public Health Board investigation but hadn’t been associated with a specific group.
Meanwhile, the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is announcing $62.5 million in new assistance for the fish and seafood processing sector. This new Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund will help businesses access short-term financing to pay for maintenance and inventory costs, add storage capacity for unsold product, comply with new health and safety measures for workers, support new manufacturing/automated technologies to improve productivity and the quality of finished seafood products, and adapt products to respond to changing requirements and new market demands. Additional details about the program will soon be available.