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

• Quebec reported 1,133new cases of COVID-19 and 25more deaths on Friday, fiveof which were in the past 24 hours. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been112,189confirmedcases and6,403people have died.
• There are 539peoplein hospital (an increase of one), including 77in intensive care (a decrease of five).Here's aguide to the numbers.
• Having trouble keeping track of what's now closed?Consult our list.
• CBC Montreal is collecting stories from Quebecers who have recovered from COVID-19. If you would like to share your experience, pleaseget in touch.

Quebec Premier Franois Legault said fitness centres, museums and concert halls will not be reopening anytime soon, despite a request from Montreal public health officials to roll back COVID-19 red zone restrictions.

Legault is willing to consider allowing two people to meet, but anything beyond that, according to him, is too risky.

"If one person infects another person, that's one thing," the premier said Thursday. "If one person infects many people it's a different thing; it becomes exponential."

The situation in the Lanaudireand Saguenay regions continues to deteriorate. They now have the highest number of cases per capita in the province.

On Thursday, the province reported 162 cases inLanaudire, 109 in Saguenayboth record daily highs.

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Premier Franois Legault says the province is trying to balance COVID precautions and quality of life, and will consider allowing two people to meet at a time.

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