COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know on Tuesday

• Quebec reported 660new caseson Tuesdayand nine moredeaths.
• Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 359,456confirmed cases and11,002people have died.
• There are 540people in hospital (adecrease of three), including 128in intensive care (anincrease of five).
• 63,042vaccinedoses were administeredfor atotal of3,884,493sinceDec. 14.

People in Quebec aged 25 and up can now make an appointment to get their first dose of vaccine. They will be offered Pfizer or Moderna shots.

To make an appointment, go to Clic Sant.

Premier Franois Legaultsays the province is on track to have a better summer than the last, given the rising rate of vaccinations and the declining case count of COVID-19.

"We are making it through the third wave,"Legault said, adding that the province is "heading in the right direction."

Theemergency restrictions imposed on theOutaouaisregion will be lifted next Monday, he said.

However, heightened measures will remain in place in parts ofChaudire-Appalaches, except for Rimouski, where theywill end Monday.

Measures will also remain in place in parts of the Lower Saint-Lawrenceand the Eastern Townships.

A full list of the restrictions is available on the government's website.

Dr. Horacio Arruda, the province's public health director, didn't offer specifics on a timeline for reopening Montreal and other areas under the tightest restrictions,but said it would be announced soon.

He said the plan would be based on the rate of vaccination and level of transmission.

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Quebec Premier Franois Legault says Ontarians need to stay on their side of the border, even as restrictions are eased in Quebec's Outaouais region, across from Ottawa.

Vaccination opens to young adults

Health Minister Christian Dubcalled on young adults to get vaccinated in an open letter published today, as appointments opened to those 25 and older.

Dub said on Twitterthat the beginning of the province's so-called "youth week" has been successful, with 50 per cent of those 30 to 34 having secured an appointment since Monday.

In an open letter posted to Facebook, Dub said he knows the past year has been difficult for young adults who have made remarkable sacrifices to protect the most vulnerable and the health-care system.

He saidhe recognizes that young people's mental health has taken a toll, as they have been relegated to distance learning and those in the hotel, restaurant and culture sectors have lost jobs.

11,000 have died

The number of daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain stable,but the province now finds itself with a death toll of more than 11,000 people since the start of the pandemic.

Two months ago today, the province held a ceremony to mourn the loss of 10,518 Quebecers.Since then, the virus has killed484 people an average of eight per day a rate lower than other moments during the pandemic, even though it isstill claiming lives.

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