The RLS Pontiac now has 16 positive COVID-19 cases

The RLS Pontiac now has 16 positive COVID-19 cases

An increase of 3 positive cases of COVID-19 was announced today (Wednesday, October 6 at 3 p.m.) for the Pontiac Local Services Network (RLS). The Pontiac RLS now displays 16 cases. The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, said in a Facebook post that the number of cases in the MRC Pontiac would be 9 (which excludes the municipality of Pontiac). For the moment, statistics from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais still shows less than 5 cases in Fort-Coulonge, less than 5 cases in Mansfield-et-Pontefract and 7 cases in the municipality of Pontiac. More details to come in the next few hours.

Link to consult the statistics of the CISSS de l’Outaouais. Note that in a few days since the end of September, the number of cases of COVID-19 in the RLS Pontiac has increased more than 100%. On the territory of the MRC Pontiac, the first case of COVID-19 recorded by the CISSS de l’Outaouais appeared on September 20.