Apr 27, 2020 8:36 PM -
Quebec Premier Francois Legault is announcing 84 more COVID-19 deaths in the province, for a total of 1,599.
There are also 875 new cases, for a total of 24,982. Legault says the COVID-19 situation is largely under control with the exception of long-term care centres, where 75 of the 84 new deaths originated.
He thanked the thousands of people who have submitted CVs to work in the facilities, including Olympic medal-winning figure skater Joannie Rochette and Super Bowl-winning football player Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.