As Quebec Approaches Peak, Kahnawake Stays on Track

877 people have now died in the province of Quebec from Covid-19. That’s up 70 from the day before. Lloyd Phillips, Kahnawake’s Commissioner of Public Safety says they are still on track to reach the peak in the province around now. “The peak is not just one day and then it starts to drop off. Once you hit that peak you’ll maintain that level for a period of time before you start seeing those numbers drop off. The only time you know for sure that you’ve reached that peak, unfortunately, is after you’ve passed it,” Phillips said.

Despite that fact that nearly 100 people are dying each day, the good news on the projections is that the hospitals have enough ventilators and beds for those who become seriously ill, if the current course is maintained.

Phillips says the expectation is that the numbers will stabilize within the next week. Things in Kahnawake still look promising as the community adheres to the strict measures. “We are doing everything we can to possibly keep those numbers at zero,” Phillips said. “We are monitoring what happens out there and are seeing what can be done in the next couple of weeks. We made a commitment to the community that some of the measures will be reviewed in a two week period. We’ll take a good look at all the measures that are in place and see, do we maintain the course? Do we make modifications and how do we look at the next phase of this pandemic?”