Quebec preschools and elementary schools to get rapid COVID-19 tests as province's caseload hits new high

Quebec reported 1,807 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 1 new death. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 460,233 confirmed cases and 11,597 people have died. There are 255 people in hospital (an increase of 13), including 60 in intensive care (an increase of one).  The province has administered 13,863,084 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, including 33,799 doses in the last 24 hours. 87 per cent of the eligible population in the province (age five and up) has received one dose of vaccine, and 81 per cent has received two doses. 

Note: Quebec’s vaccination rate has been adjusted to include five- to 11-year-olds, causing the overall percentage