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With the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Quebec nudging 8,000 and rising, Premier François Legault announced Sunday he is extending the shutdown of all but essential businesses in the province until at least May 4.

At his daily news conference on the pandemic Sunday, Legault said Quebec lost 19 more people to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, for a total of 94. Quebec had at least 7,944 confirmed cases by Sunday, an increase of 947 from Saturday.

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Quebec is home to more than half of Canada’s total of 15,443 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 and public health authorities confirmed over the weekend that community transmission is now the main source of infection across the province. This prompted more police checkpoints on the weekend; access to Charlevoix and Rouyn-Noranda is now restricted. Legault insisted again that Quebec has tested more per capita and focused its testing on those most likely to test positive.