Officials in Quebec are reporting 567 new COVID-19 infections today, along with one additional death
Of the eligible population , 87 per cent are fully vaccinated, and 90 per cent have received at least one dose.
Health-care workers gave out 7,523 doses. Of those, 4,847 were second shots, and 2,676 were peoples' firsts. People who got their first dose less than two weeks prior, or never got a shot, made up 353 of the 567 new cases and five of the 13 hospitalizations. The other eight had received two doses. However, based on public health data, unvaccinated people are 20.1 times more likely to be hospitalized after catching COVID-19.
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