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  • Regional update: Two new cases on July 31

    — Penny MacWhirter


    The Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands Public Health Board is reporting two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the regional total to 206 cases. The new cases are in the Rocher-Percé MRC and the Haute Gaspésie MRC.

    As of July 31, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands reached 206. Of those cases 186 (90.3%) have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are no COVID-19 related hospitalizations from the region. Regionally, fifty-three health care workers have contracted the virus, 21 are CISSS employees.

    Regional: MRC of Residence of the Cases

    MRC / living environmentConfirmed casesRate per 100,000Active cases
    Avignon
    – Community
    – Manoir du havre
    – Residence Saint Joseph    		85
    50
    28
    7    		577.2
    339.7
    NA
    NA    		<5
    <5
    0
    0
    Bonaventure54309.10
    Rocher-Percé33194.3<5
    Côte-de-Gaspé1797.1<5
    Haute-Gaspésie872.3<5
    Magdalen Islands972.30
    Gaspé Peninsula Magdalen Islands206228.711 (5.4%)

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

    Evolution of daily cases

    The totals for the province are as follows: 

    CasesDeathsHospitalizationsICU
    59,312 (+164)5,67 (+1)189 (-19)15 (+3)

  • Regional Update: An increase in cases for the third consecutive day

    — Penny MacWhirter

    The Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands Public Health Board is reporting four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the regional total to 204 cases. Two of the new cases are located in the Côte-de-Gaspé MRC and the other two cases are located in the Bay of Chaleur MRC. Investigations are ongoing.

    The Public Health Board has also made a correction to the numbers of July 28, stating that one case was in the Côte-de-Gaspé MRC and the other two were in the Haute Gaspésie MRC.

    As of July 29, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands reached 204. Of those cases 184 (90.2%) have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are no COVID-19 related hospitalizations from the region. Regionally, fifty-three health care workers have contracted the virus, 21 are CISSS employees.

    Regional: MRC of Residence of the Cases

    MRC / living environmentConfirmed casesRate per 100,000Active cases
    Avignon
    – Community
    – Manoir du havre
    – Residence Saint Joseph    		85
    50
    28
    7    		577.2
    339.7
    NA
    NA    		<5
    <5
    0
    0
    Bonaventure54309.1<5
    Rocher-Percé32188.40
    Côte-de-Gaspé1797.1<5
    Haute-Gaspésie764<5
    Magdalen Islands972.30
    Gaspé Peninsula Magdalen Islands204226.511 (5.4%)

    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: 

    CasesDeathsHospitalizationsICU
    59,073 (+173)5,670 (stable)190 (-3)9 (+1)