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Here's How Each Quebec Region Ranks In Terms Of COVID-19 Cases Per 100,000 People

We crunched the numbers for all 18 regions — from highest to lowest.
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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 | Flickr

Alert level: Red

Active cases per 100,000 people: 89.44

Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 2,056.26

2. Montreal

Marc Bruxelle | Dreamstime

Alert 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 | Dreamstime

Active cases per 100,000 people: 151.13

Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 1,339.38

4. Capitale-Nationale

Lopolo | Dreamstime

Alert level: Red

Active cases per 100,000 people: 156.59

Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 1,126.73

5. Montérégie

Derek Robbins | Dreamstime

Alert level: Red

Active cases per 100,000 people: 106.02

Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 1,050.57

6. Laurentides

Dennizn | Dreamstime

Alert 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 | Dreamstime

Alert 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 | Dreamstime

Alert level: Red

Active cases per 100,000 people: 125.78

Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 794.12

9. Chaudière-Appalaches

Philippehalle | Dreamstime

Alert 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 | Dreamstime

Alert 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 | Dreamstime

Alert 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 | Dreamstime

Alert level: Orange

Active cases per 100,000 people: 119.58

Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 377.84

13. Bas-Saint-Laurent

Philippehalle | Dreamstime

Alert level: Orange

Active cases per 100,000 people: 26.39

Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 236.97

14. Nunavik

Celine Bisson | Dreamstime

Alert level: Yellow

Active cases per 100,000 people: 0

Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 196.35

15. Côte-Nord

Pluc01 | Dreamstime

Alert level: Yellow

Active cases per 100,000 people: N/A

Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 189.93

16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue

tourismeat | Instagram

Alert level: Yellow

Active cases per 100,000 people: 6.77

Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 167.33

17. Nord-du-Québec

Philippehalle | Dreamstime

Alert 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 | Dreamstime

Alert level: Yellow

Active cases per 100,000 people: 0

Total confirmed cases per 100,000 people: 76.15

  • Lea Sabbah was a Staff Writer for MTL Blog. Previously, Lea was a radio host on CJLO 1690 AM and her work has been published by Global News, the Toronto Star, Le Devoir and the National Observer. In 2019, she was part of the investigative team that uncovered lead in Montreal's drinking water — a story which won Quebec's Grand Prix Judith-Jasmin. She's a graduate of the journalism program at Concordia University.

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