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  • Regional update: 145 individuals have recovered

    — Penny MacWhirter

    The number of people in the region with COVID-19 is stable at 174.  There are no new casualties, the total for the region is 8.  Two additional people have recovered from the virus, for a total of 145.  There are no new hospitalizations. One person is still in intensive care at a designated hospital in Rimouski.

    The breakdown of the 174 cases by health region (containing a hospital) is as follows: 

    • Bay of Chaleur sector – 131 (stable)
    • Rocher-Percé sector – 27 (stable)
    • Magdalen Islands – 9 (stable)
    • Côte-de-Gaspé – 5 (stable)
    • Haute-Gaspésie – 2 (stable)

    The totals for the province are as follows: 

    • 3483  – deaths (an increase of 82)
    • 42,183  – positive cases (an increase of 763)
    • 1763  – total hospitalizations (a decrease of 59)
    • 179   – people in intensive care (a decrease of 12)

  • Regional update: no new cases on May 15

    — Penny MacWhirter & Holly Smith

    The breakdown of the 174 cases by health region (containing a hospital) is as follows: 

    • Bay of Chaleur sector – 131 (stable)
    • Rocher-Percé sector – 27 (stable)
    • Magdalen Islands – 9 (stable)
    • Côte-de-Gaspé – 5 (stable)
    • Haute-Gaspésie – 2 (stable)

    Regional: Global Portrait of the Situation

    Total confirmed casesCurrent hospitalizations
    		Intensive care
    		Deaths

    		Recovered

    174
    		1
    		1
    		8 (4.6%)143 (82.2%)

    Regional: MRC of Residence of the Cases

    MRC / living environmentConfirmed casesRate per 100,000Active cases
    Avignon
    – Community
    – Manoir du havre
    – Residence Saint Joseph    		80
    45
    28
    7    		543.2
    305.6
    NA
    NA    		15
    <5
    9
    <5
    Bonaventure51292<5
    Rocher-Percé27158.9<5
    Côte-de-Gaspén.d.n.d.<5
    Haute-Gaspésien.d.n.d.<5
    Magdalen Islands972.3<5
    Gaspé Peninsula Magdalen Islands174
    		193.2
    		23 (13.2%)

    Regional: Ages of confirmed cases

    Age groupConfirmed casesRate per 100,000
    Under 2015104.7
    20-3931187.5
    40-5976313.9
    60-6919107.7
    70-7913113.4
    80+20338.6
    TOTAL174193.2

    Regional: Ages of deaths

    Under 20 years of age0
    20-39 years0
    40-59 years0
    60+ years8

    Regional: Daily evolution

    Regional: Cumulative of confirmed, active and deceased cases

    n.d. (not divulged because of confidentiality due to low numbers).
    Source: Gaspé Peninsula Public Health Board

    The totals for the province are as follows: 

    • 3401  – deaths (an increase of 50)
    • 41,420 – positive cases (an increase of 696)
    • 1822 – total hospitalizations (a decrease of 12)
    • 191 – people in intensive care (an increase of 1)