The Director of Public Health Dr. Along with Luc Boileau will be Dr. Nicholas Brousseau, public health specialist at the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ) and secretary of the Quebec Immunization Commission. Quebec is currently in its seventh wave of COVID-19 infections. On Thursday, the province reported 20 new deaths from the virus and 53 more hospitalizations. There are currently 7,349 health workers absent for reasons related to COVID-19.