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

• Quebec reported 180 new cases of COVID-19 and one more deathTuesday. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been57,796confirmed cases and 5,658people have died.
• There are 247peoplein hospital (a decrease of four), including 15 in intensive care (a decrease of two). 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.

Nearly two months afterQuebec Premier Franois Legault saidhe wouldconsider giving asylum seekers who work in long-term care homes a chance to stay in the province, hundreds are still waiting for news on the situation.

At the height of the pandemic, long-term care facilities (CHSLDs)relied on orderliesfrom temp agencies to meet residents' increasing needs.

Back in May, Legault asked the immigration minister to look at the situation, on a case-by-case basis, as a way of saying "thank you."

But Frantz Andr who helped found the Action Committee for People without Status said Monday hundreds ofasylum seekers are still anxiously waiting to find out whether or not they can stay.

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