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Quebec Just Reported The Lowest Number Of New Daily Cases In Over 8 Months

Things are looking up.
Staff Writer

On Monday, May 31, Quebec recorded its lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since September 2020. The news comes as the province pushes ahead with its gradual reopening plan.

The government reported 276 new cases on May 31. According to data from the Institut national de santé publique (INSPQ), the province previously hadn't seen fewer than 300 new cases since September 14, 2020.

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Last year, cases gradually increased starting in September and reached a peak in early January. 

Recent data shows that cases have been gradually decreasing steadily in recent weeks.

At the time of writing, a total of 5,583,075 vaccine doses have been administered in Quebec. 

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    • Teddy Elliot
    • Teddy Elliot was a Staff Writer for MTL Blog. He was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec and has a B.A. in Literature. Teddy has been a journalist for three years and was once an English teacher. His creative work has appeared in The Blasted Tree and Parenthetical Magazine. When he's not chasing scoops, Teddy can be found cheering on Aston Villa and listening to 80s power ballads. He was shortlisted for a Digital Publishing Award in 2021.

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