Quebec has reported eight additional deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as well as an increase in hospitalizations.
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A total of 1,084 Quebecers are hospitalized because of the virus, 43 more than the day before. The number of intensive care patients has fallen slightly (-2) since Tuesday's report, for a total of 33.
The province also recorded 1,110 new cases of COVID-19 among people with access to testing centers, compared to 844 the day before, while 436 positive tests were self-reported on Tuesday.
In addition, according to Public Health data, 4,838 health network workers are absent due to the virus.
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* Remember that the number of cases listed is not representative of the situation since access to screening centers is restricted to priority clienteles.