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MONTREAL Health officials in Quebec City pleaded with residents on Friday to follow health orders after the capital region reported the highest number of new daily COVID-19 infections in the province for a second consecutive day.
Quebec City had 449 new cases compared to 392 in Montreal, a city more than three times its size. The region south of the provincial capital, Chaudiere-Appalaches, reported 218 new cases.
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“We don’t know how it’ll evolve in the coming days,” Dr. Andre Dontigny, head of public health for the provincial capital health region, told reporters. “Will it reach a plateau? Will it continue to increase?”
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