Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations top 2,000, highest level since October

MONTREAL — Quebec’s Health Department says there are more than 2,000 hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 across the province, the highest number since Oct. 19.
Officials say 2,081 people are in hospital with the disease, a rise of 60 from the day before, after 207 people in the past 24 hours were admitted and 147 discharged.
They say 698 patients — about 33 per cent — were admitted because of the disease.
Officials say there are 63 people in intensive care with COVID-19,