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Public health authorities in Montreal were grappling with 13 outbreaks in long-term care centres and seniors’ residences on Wednesday as the total number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,097 in the city.

The death toll from COVID-19 now stands at 14 in Montreal, all of them among the elderly, many of whom were living in government-run nursing homes known in French as CHSLDs. In addition, 132 people are being treated in hospitals for the pandemic respiratory illness, of whom 26 are receiving intensive care. (Those figures are dated from 9 p.m. Tuesday.)

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Montreal police have issued dozens of tickets to individuals for not respecting social distancing and self-isolation orders, primarily in seniors’ residences, the director of the city’s public health department said at a late-afternoon news conference.

Dr. Mylène Drouin also announced that as of Thursday, authorities will be contacting the owners and managers of multi-unit buildings across the city to step up disinfection of common areas like elevators, stairwells and entry halls. Authorities have noted an uptick in COVID-19 cases in some condominium complexes.