STEPHEN RICCIO
PONTIAC Nov. 18, 2020
Premier François Legault is debating the idea of keeping students at home for an extended holiday break to help curb the spread of COVID-19 as daily case rates continue to hit record levels in Quebec.
Legault said that it was clear that schools have become . . .
a “place for transmission,” during a Nov. 12 press briefing. He explained that the extension could be in the form of either starting the break sooner than normal or extending later than normal, although both options are a last resort for the government as things currently stand.
As of Monday afternoon, the RLS Pontiac had six active cases, an increase of four from last week.
The service area (RLS) includes both the MRC Pontiac and the Municipality of Pontiac (MoP), and it has had 37 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic. The Municipalities of Campbell’s Bay, Fort Coulonge, Mansfield et Pontefract, L’Île du Grand Calumet and Shawville have each had five cases or less (minimum one case). The MoP has had 24 total cases.
The Outaouais region had 361 active cases (3,062 cases, 2,636 recovered) as of Monday afternoon, up 47 from last week. This includes 38 hospitalizations and one person in intensive care. The regional death toll continues to climb, now sitting at 65, up eight from last week.
The region also continues to deal with active outbreaks at ten CISSSO-run facilities: Résidence Cité Jardin, Résidence Château de l’Île, Résidence de L’ile, Résidence La Gappe, RPA Chartwell Domaine Notre Dame, RPA Chartwell Monastère d’Aylmer, CHSLD La Pietà, CHSLD Lionel Émond, Gatineau Hospital and Hull Hospital.
