COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know this weekend

• Quebec reported 179 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and no newdeaths.
• Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 371,767 confirmed cases and11,149 people have died (a decrease of one because a previous death is no longer attributed to COVID-19).
• There are 274 people in hospital (adecrease of nine), including 61 in intensive care (a decrease of three).
• 83,166 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, for atotal of 6,085,750 sinceDec. 14.
• 64 per cent of Quebecers have received one dose of vaccine, and seven per cent have received two doses

Montreal and Laval are set be downgraded from red to orange zones on Monday, meaning residents will join much of the rest of the province in being able to go to gyms and eat in restaurant dining rooms.

Once considered the epicentre of the pandemic in Quebec, Montreal has recorded 100 COVID-19 cases or fewer for eight consecutive days.

Parts of the Eastern Townships, Chaudire-Appalaches and the Bas-Saint-Laurent regions will also be downgraded to orange zones on Monday.

Drive-through clinic open this weekend

The Gilles-Villeneuve racetrack on le Notre-Dame will be open for a drive-through vaccination clinic this weekend and next, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

About 1,000 doses are available each day. But an appointment is necessary. You can book one on Clic sant.

On Monday, a province-wide effort begins to get children aged 12 to 17 vaccinated. The logistics of the effort will vary by region, but will include mobile clinics at schools as well as buses taking children to vaccination clinics.

Children, or their parents if they are 13 or younger, will also be able to book vaccination appointments on Clic sant.

Get your 2nd dose sooner

Quebecers will be able to move up their appointment for a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine this month.

Those 80 and over will be eligible to do so starting Monday, through the online booking systemClic Sant.

Younger age groups will be able to do the same in the days and weeks that follow.

First dose available without appointment

Montrealers who have yetto get a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine can now get one at the Olympic Stadium without appointments.

Until further notice, walk-ins for first doseswill be accepted every day at the Big O from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'le-de-Montral, theregional health board for the eastern part of the island, says they will notify people on Twitter on a daily basis whenever they run out of doses.

As for the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l'le-de-Montral, it's offering certain vaccines on a first-come, first-served basis.

People can get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at theBillDurnan Arenaon Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. It will also be available Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The AstraZeneca vaccine will be offered as a second dose (eight weeks after the first) every day at Dcarie Square from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Again, it's first-come, first-served.

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