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Even with Quebec reporting more than half of Canada’s confirmed COVID-19 cases, there are signs that efforts to “slap down the curve” here are working, the province’s public health director, Dr. Horacio Arruda, said Sunday.

At their daily update on the pandemic, Quebec Premier François Legault and Arruda both expressed relief that Quebec’s cases are not growing as fast as some scenarios had predicted.

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Legault announced that by Sunday afternoon Quebec had 2,840 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up 342 from the day before. That gives Quebec about 52 per cent of Canada’s total of 5,439 confirmed cases.

Legault said he was relieved that no new deaths from COVID-19 had occurred since Saturday, when 22 Quebecers were confirmed dead from the disease.

Legault commended Quebecers for staying home and following public health orders and stressed how important it is to keep spirits up.

“The more weeks go by in this difficult situation, the more important it is that we focus on keeping morale up and that we remain united,” the premier said. “Even though we are distanced and alone at home, it’s a paradox, but we have to be more united than ever.”