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Coronavirus outbreak: Montreal declares state of emergency over COVID-19 | FULL

The City of Montreal declared a state of emergency Friday afternoon as the number of cases of COVID-19 jumped to 971, representing 48 per cent of cases in the province.

Montreal Mayor ValĆ©rie Plante said the decision was made at the request of Quebecā€™s public health director Dr. Horacio Arruda.

Earlier in the day, the Quebec government announced 10 more deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 18.

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