COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know on Wednesday

• Quebec has 56,859 confirmedcases of COVID-19 and5,636peoplehave died, an increase of 129cases and threedeaths from a day earlier.
• There are 285peoplein hospital (a decrease of ten), including 20in intensive care (a decrease of one). Here's aguide to the numbers.
• CBC Montreal is collecting stories from Quebecers who have recovered from COVID-19. If you would like to share your experience, pleaseget in touch.
• Having trouble keeping track of what has reopened?Consult our list.

Public health officials in Montreal are calling for more testing facilities as thousands of young adultsrespond to a citywide call to get checked outif they've been to a bar in the past month.

The call went out Saturday afternoon following reports of possible outbreaks at a handful of bars in the Montreal area.

Dr. David Kaiser, a physician with the public health authority for the island of Montreal, said testing hasincreased by 50 per cent since last week, especially among 20- to 39-year-olds.

Around 3,000 people have been tested in the last two days in Montreal.

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