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  • Regional update: July 6

    The Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands Public Health Board is reporting one new case of COVID-19 (the case actually dates back to July 1 and the individual has already recovered). There are currently 191 cases in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands, 182 (95.3%) have recovered and 9 (4.7%) are deceased. Nineteen people have been hospitalized from the region as a result of COVID-19. Currently there are no COVID-19 related hospitalizations from the region. Fifty-one health care workers have contracted the virus, 19 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
    82
    47
    28
    7
    556.8
    319.1
    NA
    NA
    <5
    <5
    <5
    <5
    Bonaventure53303.4<5
    Rocher-Percé31182.5<5
    Côte-de-Gaspé1374.3<5
    Haute-Gaspésien.d.n.d.<5
    Magdalen Islandsn.d.n.d.<5
    Gaspé Peninsula Magdalen Islands1912120 (0%)

    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
    55 937 (+74)5 577 (+3)377 (+6)25 (-1)

  • Regional update: July 2

    Since the beginning of the pandemic 7,711 tests have been conducted in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands. That number represents an increase of 1,319 since June 19th.

    There are currently 190 cases in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands, 180 have recovered and 9 are deceased. Nineteen people have been hospitalized from the region as a result of COVID-19. Currently there are no COVID-19 related hospitalizations from the region. Fifty health care workers have contracted the virus, 19 are CISSS employees.

    Global Portrait of the Situation in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands

    Total casesMale
    Female
    Hospitalizations
    ICU
    Deaths
    Recovered
    190
    39.5% of cases60.5% of cases0
    0
    9 (4.7%)180 (94.7%)

    Regional: MRC of Residence of the Cases

    MRC / living environmentConfirmed casesRate per 100,000Active cases
    Avignon
    – Community
    – Manoir du havre
    – Residence Saint Joseph
    82
    47
    28
    7
    556.8
    319.1
    NA
    NA
    <5
    <5
    <5
    <5
    Bonaventure53303.4<5
    Rocher-Percé31182.5<5
    Côte-de-Gaspé1374.3<5
    Haute-Gaspésien.d.n.d.<5
    Magdalen Islandsn.d.n.d.<5
    Gaspé Peninsula Magdalen Islands190210.91 (0.5%)

    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
    55 593 (+69)5 541 (+14)*411 (-11)32 (-1)

    *Among the 14 deaths recorded during this period, 6 deaths occurred before June 24.