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Montreal Parks Were Linked To 9 Recent COVID-19 Outbreaks

At a press conference on Wednesday, Dr. Mylène Drouin, Montreal's public health director, gave an overview of the current health situation in the city. While things are improving, she said, there are still "more than" 216 total active outbreaks in Montreal, with nine connected to parks, though the region's public health authority later said these outbreaks are small. 

"What we are seeing is a small increase in the number of outbreaks in the community and this is what we are expecting in the next couple of weeks because we are reopening those sectors," explained Drouin.

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Montrealers 'May Be Seeing A Third Wave' Of COVID-19, Drouin Says

We could see a third wave of COVID-19 in Montreal, said Public Health Director Dr. Mylène Drouin at a press conference on March 3. She cited the emergence of the B.1.1.7 variant, which was identified in the U.K.

Drouin confirmed that public health officials are managing "many" outbreaks associated with COVID-19 virus variants in Montreal, notably in schools, where the city found 43 variant strain outbreaks.

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Montreal Will Begin Vaccinating The Homeless After Reporting A Surge In COVID-19 Cases

Montreal will begin vaccinating part of its homeless population in the coming days, according to an announcement by Public Health Director Mylène Drouin and Mayor Valérie Plante at a press conference on January 13.

Drouin said the city has seen 172 new cases of COVID-19 linked to the homeless community since the beginning of December.

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COVID-19 Outbreaks In Montreal Shops Have Doubled For Workers Since September, Data Shows

Updated Santé Montreal data shows that shops are still the number one workplace where COVID-19 outbreaks occur. In fact, the number of outbreaks in the city's retail sector has doubled in the past month.

As of October 27, 20 workplace outbreaks were recorded in shops, which include retailing and wholesaling, boutiques, big-box stores, grocery stores, and pharmacies — the most of any sector listed.

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An Online List Shows The Number Of Outbreaks In Different Montreal Workplaces

A table posted online shows the number of COVID-19 outbreaks in Montreal workplaces.

As of October 7, public health officials had identified a total of 51 such outbreaks, defined as an incident in which "two workers test positive for COVID-19 within a period of 14 days."

The workplace outbreaks resulted in a total of 159 infections on that date.

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Most COVID-19 Outbreaks In Montreal Workplaces Are Happening At Retail Stores

Montreal's retail industry is the most common source of COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces in the city, says the regional public health department.  

According to data provided to MTL Blog by the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (CIUSSS), as of September 28, the city logged 98 COVID-19 cases in 38 workplaces.

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