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Legault Named 4 Montreal Areas That Are Particularly Hard-Hit By COVID-19 Right Now

In a press conference Tuesday, Quebec Premier François Legault named four Montreal areas that, with more than 450 active cases per 100,000 inhabitants, he said had among the highest rates of active COVID-19 cases in Quebec.

The four areas consist of multiple neighbourhood and borough groupings: Saint-Léonard and Saint-Michel, Ahuntsic and Montréal-Nord, Nord-de-l'Île and Saint-Laurent, and Rivière-des-Prairies, Anjou and Montréal-Est.

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The Laurentians Region Of Quebec Is Getting 2 More COVID-19 Red Zones

In a press release issued by Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé on December 11, the province announced two more municipalities in the Laurentians would be classified as COVID-19 red zones.

The designation will be in effect as of Monday, December 14 at 12:01 a.m. in MRC des Pays-d’en-Haut and MRC des Laurentides, according to the press release.

The government is also altering measures for schools and sports in the subregions, but those regulations will come into effect as of December 17.

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Montrealers Aged 10-19 Have Been Seeing The Most COVID-19 Cases & We Asked CIUSSS About It

On October 31, MTL Blog reported that COVID-19 cases in Montreal youth aged 10 to 19 per 100,000 people were notably higher than other age groups. 

The same was true on November 9 when young people aged 10 to 19 saw the highest number of cases — per 100,000 people as well as in total — in Montreal in the last two weeks, according to Santé Montreal data.

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Montreal Kids & Teens Have Seen The Most COVID-19 Cases Per 100,000 In The Past 2 Weeks

New data updated by Santé Montreal on October 29 breaks down the city's recent COVID-19 cases by age group, sex and borough. 

While Quebecers aged 20 to 29 make up the largest proportion of cases in the province, cases in Montreal youth aged 10 to 19 have been notably high for the past couple of weeks.

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

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.

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Here's What It Could Look Like If Quebec Regions Moved Into 'Red Alert'

The red zone has been called the "maximum" level of alert in Quebec's COVID-19 alert system.

Though specific red zone measures are subject to change and adaptation, the government has nevertheless outlined what they might entail.

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