Coronavirus outbreak: Quebec COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 as cases soar past 20,000 | FULL

Quebec Premier François Legault and provincial health officials provided an update on Tuesday about the province's new COVID-19 cases and the government's ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The premier announced that the province's updated death toll now stands at 1,041, which includes an increase of 102 more deaths as total COVID-19 cases top 20,000 in the province. The majority of deaths — 850 — to date originated in the province’s long-term care homes, according to Legault. He said there were 80 such facilities where the spread of the virus is not under control.

In addition, Legault said out of 2,000 health-care employees missing and needed during the pandemic, Quebec has recruited 1,000 more doctors, nurses, orderlies and medical students, adding that by April 22, the province should be able to fill the remaining 1,000 vacant positions.

Legault said a meeting will be held later in the day regarding how the province will gradually reopen its economy, its schools and its daycare centres. He stressed the importance that the process must be gradual to avoid another wave of COVID-19.

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