As of Friday, April 16, there were 50 active cases of COVID-19 among residents of the MRC d’Argenteuil, according to the CISSS des Laurentides regional health authority.

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 across Argenteuil was 24 as of Friday.

Across the Laurentides region of Québec, there was a total of 540 active cases of COVID-19 as of April 16.

Vaccination information

The Québec department of health and social services reported that 141,983 COVID-19 vaccine doses been administered across the Laurentides territory as of Friday.

Astra-Zeneca COVID-19 vaccinations are being offered to adults ages 55 to 79 at clinics without appointment across the Laurentides region.

For all other vaccinations, residents of the Laurentides region of Québec aged 60 (born in 1961 or before) and greater are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19.  Vaccinations MUST be made by appointment and can be scheduled by going to QUÉBEC.CA/VACCINCOVID or by calling 1-866-495-5833.

Cases in schools and long-term care facilities

According to the Québec government, there were active cases of COVID-19 as of April 16 at the following schools in MRC d’Argenteuil communities:

École Dansereau – St-Martin in Grenville

École St-Alexandre in Lachute

École St-Julien in Lachute

École St-Philippe in Brownsburg-Chatham

École Bouchard in Brownsburg

Polyvalente Lavigne in Lachute

Laurentian Elementary School in Lachute

Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute

As of Friday, there were no active cases of COVID-19 at long-term care or retirement residences in the MRC d’Argenteuil.

Québec statistics

According to the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ), there were 13,941 active cases of COVID-19 across Québec as of Friday, April 16, which was 1,527 more cases than on Thursday, April 15.

There were 664 COVID-19 patients in hospital across Québec as of Tuesday, and 167 of those patients were in intensive care.

There had been 10,785 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 across Québec as of April 16, which was an increase of seven deaths from April 15.

Across Québec, 2,223,775 vaccine doses had been administered as of Friday.

Restrictions

Under Québec’s regional system of COVID-19 emergency measures, the MRC d’Argenteuil, and the entire Laurentides region, is a red zone.

The curfew between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m., the ban on gatherings in private homes and on private land, and compulsory working from home remain in effect.