Quebec is reporting 1,006 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and nine more virus-related deaths.
None of the nine deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours but before April 30, and were retroactively added to the death toll — which now stands at 10,942.
Hospitalizations dropped by four to 574, and 157 people are in the ICU, a decrease of two.
There were 49,609 vaccine doses administered on Saturday and 946 were retroactively counted from before May 1, adding to a total of more than 3.2 million doses since the beginning of the vaccination rollout in the province in December.
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Health officials say over 36 per cent of Quebec’s population has now received a first dose.
The government has said all adults will be able to book an appointment by mid-May.
Public health will open appointments to those 45 and older beginning Monday.
Quebec has reported more than 351,880 COVID-19 infections since the pandemic hit the province. At least 331,513 cases have recovered.
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