Quebec today reports 875 new cases of COVID-19 and there are no new deaths related to the virus.
Health officials say COVID-19-related hospitalizations increased by 11 from the day before to 216, while the number of patients in intensive care remains stable at 48.
Of the new infections, 483 involved people who were not vaccinated or who had received a first dose in the past two weeks.
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The Health Department says 25,544 doses of vaccine were administered on Saturday, including 20,347 first doses given to children ages five to 11.
Officials say that 85 percent of Quebecers aged five and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, including eight percent of children ages five to eleven.
Health Minister Christian Dubé shared a message from the World Health Organization on Twitter today, reminding residents of the importance of vaccination against the latest worrying variant called Omicron.
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