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  • Regional update: 10 new cases, mostly in Rocher-Percé

    — Penny MacWhirter

    There are 10 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the overall total number of cases in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands to 1801. There are currently 37 active cases and one hospitalization. There are 18 cases of a variant in the region.

    • Avignon (+1)
      • Active cases: 10
    • Bonaventure (+1)
      • Active cases: <5
    • Rocher-Percé (+7)
      • Active cases: 18
    • Côte-de-Gaspé
      • Active cases: <5
    • Haute-Gaspésie
      • Active cases: <5
    • Magdalen Islands (+1)
      • Active cases: <5

    Regional numbers:

    • Total cases: 1,803
    • Total new cases: 10
    • Active cases: 37
    • Recovered cases: 1,720
    • Total deaths: 46
    • Total hospitalizations: 128
    • Current hospitalizations: 0

    Provincial numbers:

    • Total cases: 331,031
    • Total new cases: 1,559
    • Recovered cases: 306,608
    • Total deaths: 10,763
    • New deaths: +7
    • Current hospitalizations: 660
    • New hospitalizations: +17
    • Total individuals in ICU: 152
    • New individuals in ICU: +2
    • Total vaccinations administered: 2,075,808

  • Regional update: 7 new cases – all in the Rocher-Percé MRC

    — Penny MacWhirter

    There are seven new cases of COVID-19 bringing the overall total number of cases in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Islands to 1791. There are currently 27 active cases and one hospitalization. There are 18 cases of a variant in the region.

    • Avignon
      • Active cases: 9
    • Bonaventure
      • Active cases: <5
    • Rocher-Percé (+7)
      • Active cases: 13
    • Côte-de-Gaspé
      • Active cases: <5
    • Haute-Gaspésie
      • Active cases: <5
    • Magdalen Islands
      • Active cases: <5

    Walk-in Vaccination Clinic for those 55 and over

    The CISSS will be receiving 2300 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the coming days. Those aged 55 and over will have access to walk-in clinics at the following locations:

    • Bonaventure, April 14 – 8 a.m to 5:30 p.m.
    • Maria, April 16 – 8 a.m to 5:30 p.m.
    • Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, April 14 – 8 a.m to 5:30 p.m.
    • Gaspé, April 14 – 8 a.m to 5:30 p.m.
    • Grande-Rivière, April 14 – 8 a.m to 5:30 p.m.

    Regional numbers:

    • Total cases: 1,791
    • Total new cases: 7
    • Active cases: 31
    • Recovered cases: 1,716
    • Total deaths: 46
    • Total hospitalizations: 128
    • Current hospitalizations: 1

    Provincial numbers:

    • Total cases: 329,472
    • Total new cases: 1,490
    • Recovered cases: 305,463
    • Total deaths: 10,756
    • New deaths: +12
    • Current hospitalizations: 643
    • New hospitalizations: +13
    • Total individuals in ICU: 150
    • New individuals in ICU: +8
    • Total vaccinations administered: 2,005,106