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  • Regional update: two new COVID-19 cases

    — Penny MacWhirter

    The Public Health Board is reporting two new cases, bringing the regional total to 182. The two new cases are not linked to an existing cluster (that’s to say not linked to the Mgr Ross case).

    The breakdown of the 182 cases by health region (containing a hospital) is as follows: 

    • Bay of Chaleur sector – 133 (stable)
    • Rocher-Percé sector – 29 (stable)
    • Magdalen Islands – 9 (stable)
    • Côte-de-Gaspé – 9 (an increase of two)
    • Haute-Gaspésie – 2 (stable)

    The totals for the province are as follows: 

    • 4069 – deaths (an increase of 85)
    • 47,984 – positive cases (an increase of 573)
    • 1425 – total hospitalizations (a decrease of 10)
    • 179 – people in intensive care (an increase of 9)

    *As of May 19, the number of cured patients who are still hospitalized because they are waiting to be transferred will be excluded from the total number of hospitalizations. With the withdrawal of these patients, there is a significant decrease in the number of regular hospitalizations, but no decrease in the number of intensive care hospitalizations.

  • Regional update: number of cases reaches 180

    — Penny MacWhirter

    The Public Health Board is reporting one new case, bringing the regional total to 180. The new case hasn’t been linked to any known clusters.

    One additional person has been hospitalized. There are currently three individuals being cared for at a designated hospital outside the region, including two people in intensive care.

    The breakdown of the 180 cases by health region (containing a hospital) is as follows: 

    • Bay of Chaleur sector – 133 (an increase of one)
    • Rocher-Percé sector – 29 (stable)
    • Magdalen Islands – 9 (stable)
    • Côte-de-Gaspé – 7 (stable)
    • Haute-Gaspésie – 2 (stable)

    The totals for the province are as follows: 

    • 3984 – deaths (an increase of 44)
    • 47,411 – positive cases (an increase of 573)
    • 1435 – total hospitalizations (a decrease of 17)
    • 170 – people in intensive care (a decrease of 3)

    *As of May 19, the number of cured patients who are still hospitalized because they are waiting to be transferred will be excluded from the total number of hospitalizations. With the withdrawal of these patients, there is a significant decrease in the number of regular hospitalizations, but no decrea