COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know this weekend

• Quebec reported 315new cases of COVID-19 on Sundayand twomore deaths.
• Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 370,043confirmed cases and11,125people have died.
• There are364people in hospital (adecrease of nine), including 90in intensive care (a decrease of one).
• 97,392more vaccine doses have been administered, for atotal of 5,503,277 sinceDec. 14.

On the second night of post-curfew festivities in Montreal's Old Port, police had to disperse a crowd of thousands after one person was shot in the foot and another was stabbed in the upper body.

Both were treated in hospital. Dozens of officers dressed in riot gear asked people to leave Place Jacques-Cartier after the altercation took place around midnight.

Police said there were too many people in the Old Port square and asked people to leave for safety reasons.

Several hundred people had gathered in the Old Port on Friday as well to celebrate the lifting of Quebec's curfew.

Revellers had something else to celebrate on Saturday in addition to newfound freedom: the Habs' 3-2 overtime win against the Leafs. It was the first game in more than a year where fans were permitted inside the Bell Centre.

As part of the partial reopening, Montrealers also flocked this weekend to restaurants, who were allowed to serve clients outside for the first time in several months.

Vaccinations begin at Gilles-Villeneuverace track

A vaccination site at the Gilles-Villeneuve race track is now open, and this weekend is reserved for people who want to go there on their bikes.

About 1,000 doses are expected to be administered, with half of those available for people who did not book appointments in advance.

The site will beopen from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For next weekend and the one after, the race track will turn into a drive-thru vaccination site.

Where can you get your second AstraZeneca shot?

Quebecers who have received a shot of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine will be able to get a second dose sooner than expectedeight weeks after thefirst one.

As an example, Health Minister Christian Dub said anyone who received their first dose prior to April 3 can get the second dose as early as this weekend. The vaccine will be made available atwalk-in clinics.

The list of walk-in sites is now available.

The province initially planned on providing the second doses12 weeks after the first shot.

Those who received other vaccines for their first dose will likely be able to move up their second dose starting June 7. The rescheduling will be based on priority groups.

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