Quebec is reporting 288 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday as the province also saw significant drop in hospitalizations.
Wednesday marks the third day that the daily tally of infections is under 300 as the number of new cases falls to levels not seen since last September.
There are five additional deaths attributable to the pandemic, but none of them took place in the past 24-hour period. Four Quebecers died last week while a fifth fatality stems from an unknown date.
The province administered another 70,847 doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine for more than 5.7 million to date.
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Since the campaign started last December, at least 61 per cent of the population has received a first shot of the vaccine.
Meanwhile, hospitalizations related to the health crisis fell again by 14 to 340. This includes 77 patients in intensive care units, a decrease of nine from the previous day.
Authorities say 27,305 tests were given Monday, the latest day for which screening information is available.
Over the course of the pandemic, the province has seen 370,815 cases and 11,138 deaths, though recoveries now top 356,000.
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