Quebec Premier François Legault, alongside health officials, is expected to deliver an update on the province's COVID-19 situation and response on Monday.

The briefing comes as the province reports 1,869 new cases and 51 deaths. Of the deaths, 18 occurred in the past 24 hours, while others were retroactively added. Hospitalizations continue to rise in the province, with 56 more people in hospital, bringing the total to 1,436. There are 211 in intensive care.

On Friday, Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge announced on the cancellation of ministerial exams ahead of students' return back to schools amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the province.

He also announced the launch of a mobile app for school students to have access to mental health resources and the value reduction of the first report card and increasing the value of the second report card.

The announcements came as Quebec enters a new phase of lockdown this weekend to stem the tide of COVID-19. This includes a nightly curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. until Feb. 8.

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