New research from Quebec's public health research institute, the INSPQ, adds detail and definition to the challenging picture that is treating COVID-19. According to an INSPQ study , the average stay in hospital for COVID-19 during the spring wave was 17 days. Beyond the numbersAt the peak of the first wave, there were more than 1,800 people in hospital with COVID-19. Legault was clear on another point, chiefly that the COVID-19 hospital caseload is chewing up the capacity the system has to deal with other health problems, some of them severe. 2:16Already, hospitals have been forced to once again scale back surgeries and other services to free up resources for COVID-19 patients.

Source: CBC News December 18, 2020 09:00 UTC