The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):
11:20 a.m.
Residents of Iqaluit’s elders centre received the territory’s first doses of the Moderna vaccine today.
Josephee Adams, 70, was the first person in Nunavut to receive the vaccine.
The vaccine was administered by long-time public health nurse Susie Pearce, a graduate of the Nunavut Arctic College nursing program.
Approximately 30 elders received the vaccine today.
Community-wide vaccination clinics are expected to roll out in four Nunavut communities starting Monday.
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11:15 a.m.
Quebec is reporting 2,641 new cases of COVID-19 and 47 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including 13 that occurred in the past 24 hours.
Health officials said today that hospitalizations jumped by 76, to 1,393, and 202 people were in intensive care, a rise of eight.
The province says it administered 6,221 doses of vaccine Tuesday, for a total of 38,984.
Quebec has reported 217,999 COVID-19 infections and 8,488 deaths linked to the virus since the beginning of the pandemic.
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11 a.m.
Ontario is reporting 3,266 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 37 new deaths due to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 805 new cases in Toronto, 523 in Peel Region, 349 in York Region, 208 in Windsor-Essex, and 206 in Waterloo.
The province says it has conducted 51,045 tests since the last daily report.
Ontario has administered 10,350 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine since its last daily update, with 60,380 vaccines given in total.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 6, 2021
The Canadian Press
