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

• Quebec reported 489new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths Tuesday. One other death, occurring between Sept. 15and Sept. 20, wasalso reported. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been68,617confirmedcases and5,805peoplehave died.
• There are 168peoplein hospital (an increase of 20), including 28in intensive care(a decrease of two).
• Having trouble keeping track of what has reopened?Consult our list.

Quebec's Laval and Outaouaisregions face new restrictions after being designated "orange" under the province's colour-coded COVID-19 alert system.

The Centre-Quebec region will also be moving from green to yellow.

The province recorded 489 new cases today and the number of hospitalizations increased by 20.

Top COVID-19 stories today

• Religious leaders in Quebec are speaking outagainst new limits on how many people can gather in churches and other places of worship.
• Could private seniors' residences be the next weak link in the fight against COVID-19?
• Why contact tracing remains a hurdle in Quebec.
• Public health officials in Chaudire-Appalaches are working to fight COVID-19 outbreaks inprivately runold age homes.