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

• Quebec reported 303new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.Oneadditional death was recorded in the past 24 hours, and two additional deaths that occurred between Sept. 9 and Sept. 14 were also recorded. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been65,857confirmedcases and 5,788peoplehave died.
• There are130peoplein hospital (an decrease of three), including 26in intensive care(an increase of three). 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.

Quebec recorded 303 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, marking the first time since May 30 the province has had more than 300 in day.

The daily count has continued to climb back up in recent weeks, prompting Quebec Premier Franois Legaultto urge the public to follow health guidelines and avoid social gatherings.

A leaked document offers aportrait of what life could look in a region under anorange orred alert level.

Top CVID-19 stories today

• Hundreds of Quebec nurses left their jobs in the first six months of the pandemic.
• With Montreal now at a higher alert level, public health urges diligence, and promises to ramp up testing.
• Urgency mounts as regions lurch toward Quebec's COVID orange zone.
• Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchetis in isolation after his wife testedpositive for COVID-19.
• Red Cross workers will stay in Quebec until end of October, Blair says.

How does Quebec's COVID-19 alert system work?

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Quebec has unveiled a new, colour-coded COVID-19 alert system. Here's how it works.