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Regional update: September 18
The Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands Public Health Board is reporting four new cases of COVID-19 on September 18. Two of the new cases are located in the Avignon MRC, one in the Côte-de-Gaspé MRC and one in the Magdalen Islands.
As of September 18, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands reached 227. Presently, 209 individuals have recovered (92.1%). There are currently nine active cases in the region (4%). Currently, there are not any COVID-19-related hospitalizations from the region. Regionally, fifty-nine health care workers (+4) have contracted the virus, 23 (+1) are CISSS employees. Since the start of the pandemic 19,043 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the region.
The CISSS is confirming that at Chez Stanley, a private seniors’ residence in St-Omer, less than five staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 and that all employees and residents have been tested. For privacy concerns, the CISSS cannot confirm the exact number when it is less than 5.
Regional: MRC of Residence of the Cases
MRC / living environment Confirmed cases Rate per 100,000 Active Cases Avignon
– Community
– Manoir du havre
– Residence Saint Joseph93
58
28
7631.5
393.8
NA
NABonaventure 58 332 Rocher-Percé 35 206 Côte-de-Gaspé 20 114.2 Haute-Gaspésie 10 91.4 Magdalen Islands 11 88.4 Gaspé Peninsula Magdalen Islands 227 252 9 (4%)
Source: Gaspé Peninsula Public Health Board.
The New Brunswick government has announced that effective immediately residents of the Témiscouata MRC will no longer be permitted to enter the province for day trips. “With the rise of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Lower Saint Lawrence region of Quebec, we must be prudent and keep doing our part to keep New Brunswick safe and slow the spread of COVID-19,” says New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs.
Residents of that area can still cross the border for essential services, such as, for medical appointments, approved work and shared child custody. However, all previously approved registrations to and from Témiscouata for day trips are no longer valid. “This is a cabinet and COVID-19 all-party cabinet committee decision that took into consideration public health advice including epidemiology reports, rising cases and recent change in alerts levels in the Lower Saint Lawrence region of Quebec,” said Higgs.
It is important to note that this change does not affect residents of the Avignon MRC and the community of Listuguj. Day trips for those residents are still permitted as long as they pre-register.
The totals for the province are as follows:
Cases Deaths Hospitalizations ICU 66,653 (+297) 5,792 (stable) 136 (stable) 30 (+1) -
Regional update: August 11
The Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands Public Health Board is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 in the region.
According to Public Health, their data now comes from the Public Health Trajectory information system (TSP). The transition of systems has generated minor discrepancies between case and death data prior to July 26, 2020 and data released today. The differences observed are a reflection of improvements made to data processing. The INSPQ data shows 210 cases in the region, so they’ll conduct quick verifications tomorrow.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands stands at 211. Of those cases, 200 (94.8%) have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are no COVID-19 related hospitalizations from the region (the case mentioned by Public Health last week was not caused by COVID-19). Regionally, fifty-four health care workers have contracted the virus, 21 are CISSS employees.
Regional: MRC of Residence of the Cases
MRC / living environment Confirmed cases Rate per 100,000 Active cases Avignon
– Community
– Manoir du havre
– Residence Saint Joseph87
52
28
7590.8
353.1
NA
NA<5
<5
0
0Bonaventure 56 320.6 0 Rocher-Percé 33 194.3 0 Côte-de-Gaspé 17 97.1 <5 Haute-Gaspésie 8 73.1 <5 Magdalen Islands 10 80.4 0 Gaspé Peninsula Magdalen Islands 211 234.2 2 (0.9%)
Source: Gaspé Peninsula Public Health Board.
The totals for the province are as follows:
Cases Deaths Hospitalizations ICU 60,718 (+91) 5,697 (+1) 151 (-6) 21 (stable)