Following a sharp increase in deaths and hospitalizations, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is calling on all Quebecers to stay home, regardless of the alert level in their region. More than 200 of those new cases were in Quebec City while the Montérégie had 223 and Montreal 442. He blamed the increase in cases on people not taking public health regulations seriously. WATCH | Quebec health minister says it's harder to identify how virus is spreading:Why it's hard to tell where Quebecers are getting infected 1:39 Health Minister Christian Dubé says community transmission makes it difficult to identify exactly where people are catching COVID-19. "This spread, which is largely community-based, is making each public health investigation more difficult," said Dr. André Dontigny, public health director for the Quebec City area.

Source: CBC News October 06, 2020 18:46 UTC