The province also recorded 907 new novel coronavirus cases.
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Quebecers also continued to declare the results of their rapid tests, adding 517 in the last day. Of those, 433 were positive for the virus. Meanwhile, the province administered 3,835 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the past 24-hour period. More than 18.5 million shots have been given to date. Officials say 91 per cent of Quebecers aged five and older have received at least one dose of vaccine, 87 per cent have had at least two doses, and 52 per cent have received a booster dose.
Quebec has reported 945,506 cases over the course of the pandemic. The health crisis has killed 14,265 people since 2020.© 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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