MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 133 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.
The province has now recorded a total of 60,133 infections and 5,687 deaths from the disease.
Health authorities said today the number of hospitalizations decreased by two in the past 24 hours, for a total of 165.
There are 19 patients in intensive care, the same number as Wednesday.
The province says it conducted 17,042 COVID-19 tests Aug. 4, the last day for which testing data is available.
On Wednesday, Quebec's blood collection agency published a study indicating about 125,000 people aged 18-69 in the province contracted COVID-19 — more than three times the official number reported by health authorities.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 6, 2020.
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