MONTREAL Health-care workers in many Quebec hospitals say the situation is on the brink of collapse, as nurses, doctors and support staff work overtime to fight the second wave of COVID-19 and the drastically high daily increases in cases. Saturday, the province reported the highest single-day jump in novel coronavirus cases with 2,038 bringing the province s total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 174,839. The Quebec Institute of Public Health says there are 17,879 active cases including 1,005 hospitalizations. Health-care workers say there aren t enough workers. Nurses, doctors and support staff have been working extended hours with little or no vacations for more than nine months and experts fear the worst of COVID-19 s second wave hasn t even come yet.
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