As of October 28, COVID-19 cases in Quebec have surpassed 100,000, for a total of 102,814 cases in the province since the start of the pandemic.
New regions in Quebec are continually being designated red zones, so we looked at the data to compare.
We ranked each area in terms of total cases per 100,000 people from highest to lowest.
We also compared regions by their active cases of COVID-19.
The datasets come from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ).
1. Laval
Guilhelm Vellut | FlickrAlert level: Red
Active cases per 100,000 people: 89.44
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 2,056.26
2. Montreal
Marc Bruxelle | DreamstimeAlert level: Red
Active cases per 100,000 people: 112.51
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 2,016.26
3. Lanaudière
Alert level: Red
Gillesr7 | DreamstimeActive cases per 100,000 people: 151.13
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 1,339.38
4. Capitale-Nationale
Lopolo | DreamstimeAlert level: Red
Active cases per 100,000 people: 156.59
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 1,126.73
5. Montérégie
Derek Robbins | DreamstimeAlert level: Red
Active cases per 100,000 people: 106.02
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 1,050.57
6. Laurentides
Dennizn | DreamstimeAlert level: Orange, with some red zones
Active cases per 100,000 people: 59.65
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 986.49
7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Philippehalle | DreamstimeAlert level: Orange, with some red zones
Active cases per 100,000 people: 183.34
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 956.69
8. Mauricie/Centre-du-Québec
Philippehalle | DreamstimeAlert level: Red
Active cases per 100,000 people: 125.78
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 794.12
9. Chaudière-Appalaches
Philippehalle | DreamstimeAlert level: Orange, with some red zones
Active cases per 100,000 people: 147.10
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 778.74
10. Outaouais
Sonoandrea | DreamstimeAlert level: Orange, with some red zones
Active cases per 100,000 people: 61.34
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 581.25
11. Estrie
Marc Bruxelle | DreamstimeAlert level: Orange
Active cases per 100,000 people: 60.63
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 527.01
12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Fleuryphilip | DreamstimeAlert level: Orange
Active cases per 100,000 people: 119.58
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 377.84
13. Bas-Saint-Laurent
Philippehalle | DreamstimeAlert level: Orange
Active cases per 100,000 people: 26.39
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 236.97
14. Nunavik
Celine Bisson | DreamstimeAlert level: Yellow
Active cases per 100,000 people: 0
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 196.35
15. Côte-Nord
Pluc01 | DreamstimeAlert level: Yellow
Active cases per 100,000 people: N/A
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 189.93
16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue
tourismeat | InstagramAlert level: Yellow
Active cases per 100,000 people: 6.77
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 167.33
17. Nord-du-Québec
Philippehalle | DreamstimeAlert level: Yellow
Active cases per 100,000 people: 0
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 81.13
18. Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James
Berlinguette | DreamstimeAlert level: Yellow
Active cases per 100,000 people: 0
Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 76.15