Quebec public health authorities reported Saturday that 56,407 people have now tested positive for COVID-19, and 5,620 have died.
Authorities also reported that four people have died due to the virus since Friday in addition to four whose deaths were recorded before July 3.
Monteregie reported the highest increase with 29 new cases and two more deaths, followed by Montreal and Laurentides . The total number of hospitalizations decreased by four Saturday with 313 people now receiving treatment in Quebec hospitals. Of those, two fewer are in the intensive care ward Saturday than were Friday for a total of 22.
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