Since January, 29 people have succumbed to the disease, in particular in connection with the strong spread of the Omicron variant of the virus on the territory.
Between September 2020 and January 2021, the disease was responsible or partly responsible for the deaths of 32 people.
Like the rest of the province, regional public health has noted both in the Gaspé and in the Magdalen Islands a slowdown in the transmission of the virus, which is still circulating in the region.
We’re definitely on track to land in a summer that’s likely to look like last summer and the other summer before, where we had little traffic.
indicates the regional director of public health, Dr. Yv Bonnier-Viger
There are currently 29 hospitalizations in the region, according to figures from the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec, but they are decreasing according to him.
In addition, the national public health department announced on Wednesday that obtaining a fourth dose of vaccine against COVID-19 is open to all adults.
The regional director of public health, Dr. Yv Bonnier-Viger
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According to Dr. Bonnier-Viger, it is important that older people get this dose quickly, but others can wait until the fall to get it.
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Faced with a decrease in traffic at vaccination centers, the Gaspésie Integrated Health and Social Services Center will reduce the time slots open for vaccination starting Monday.
The organization says it is ready to readjust in case of crowds.
Wearing a mask
Bonnier-Viger advises people who are vulnerable, immunocompromised or showing symptoms of COVID-19 to keep wearing a mask in public places despite the end of the obligation as of May 14.
As long as the virus is circulating, it can infect people who will be more vulnerable than others and who are likely to get quite sick or die from it.
he recalls.
Wearing a mask will become an individual decision, says the regional public health director, who believes it will become common practice in society, as is the case in some Asian countries such as South Korea or Hong Kong.
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