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Six additional COVID-19 deaths as Quebec sees hospital, ICU stays drop

MONTREAL — Quebec reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 for the first time in two weeks.

The province's Health Department says authorities registered 102 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the province to 55,784.

That's the most since June 20, when the province reported exactly 100 cases.

The province also added six additional deaths linked to the novel coronavirus — three new and three others that occurred before June 26 — for a total of 5,566.

The number of hospitalizations and intensive-care cases decreased in numbers released on Saturday.

Hospitalizations were down by 17 for a total of 375, while the number of intensive-care patients dropped by four to 27 cases.

The province has reported 25,280 recoveries.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 4, 2020.

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