Quebec on Tuesday reported 102 additional hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
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A total of 1,757 infected Quebecers occupy a hospital bed, 537 of them directly from the virus.
Among them, 33 people are in intensive care, including 14 due to COVID-19, a decrease of three from Monday.
In addition, 18 new deaths were added to the public health report.
Four deaths occurred in the last 24 hours, nine between two and seven days and five deaths more than seven days ago.
The province also reported 973 new cases detected at testing centers, while 209 rapid tests that tested positive were self-reported on Monday.
Additionally, due to the virus, 3,710 healthcare workers are still off the network to retreat, isolate or await results as a preventive measure.