MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 24 more deaths attributed to COVID-19, for a new toll of 5,527.
Health authorities said seven deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, while the rest occurred before June 23.
The province is also reporting 66 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 55,524, including 24,949 cases that are considered recovered.
Quebec says the number of patients in hospital and in intensive care dropped slightly.
The government conducted 6,763 COVID-19 tests on June 29, the last day for which data is available.
Authorities have acknowledged they are conducting fewer daily tests than they would like, but maintain they have the capacity to immediately increase testing if an outbreak occurs.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 1, 2020.
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