Montreal health officials urge vigilance as key COVID-19 indicators continue to rise

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Dr. Mylene Drouin, Montreal’s public health director, said the city has about 20 outbreaks, including one in a daycare and two at schools

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But the biggest cause for concern remains private gatherings and activities such as barbecues and post-sport activities. Those small outbreaks will end up spreading to schools and long-term care homes, warned Drouin, the city’s public health director.So that means people need to exercise caution, in particular with people they know.Drouin said the Montreal area has at least 69 COVID-19 cases in 64 different schools.

“What we’ve seen with the reopening of school is that when there was one case in one school, the parents were preoccupied and went for a screening test when it wasn’t indicated,” Drouin said. Drouin said Montreal is listed at the green level, but could find itself at yellow in the next week if the situation doesn’t improve.The province also announced three additional deaths linked to the disease from earlier in the month and withdrew two other deaths after investigations determined they weren’t caused by COVID-19.Story continues below advertisement

 

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