COVID-19 Hospital Admissions in Québec, Daily Portrait

Daily counts of active hospitalizations for patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 diagnosed in the emergency room with a referral for hospital admission. The dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec and was last updated on April 17, 2026. Since December 6, 2023, the data source for hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has been modified.

Use Cases

• Monitor daily COVID-19 hospitalization trends based on the daily portrait of active cases.
• Analyze emergency room referral patterns for hospital admission based on the described patient pathway.
• Assess changes in hospitalization reporting methodology based on the note about source modifications.

Strengths

• Data is updated daily, providing a near-real-time portrait.
• Published by a governmental authority, suggesting official provenance.
• Available under the CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes a change in data source methodology, which may affect temporal consistency.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Likely compiled from hospital and emergency room reporting systems.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:50:22.585802; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Québec, Canada