By Canadian Press

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, March 1, 2021

Mar 1, 2021 | 9:21 AM

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):

11:15 a.m.

Quebec is reporting 613 new cases of COVID-19 today and six more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including one within the past 24 hours.

Health officials say hospitalizations rose by 11, to 612, while the number of people in intensive care rose by five, to 122.

Officials say 6,308 doses of vaccine were administered Sunday, for a total of 438,815.

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Quebec has reported a total of 288,353 COVID-19 infections and 10,399 deaths linked to the virus.

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10:40 a.m.

Ontario is reporting 1,023 new cases of COVID-19 today and six more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says of the new cases, 280 are in Toronto, 182 are in Peel Region and 72 are in Ottawa.

Ontario says 939 more cases were resolved since the last daily report.

More than 17,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the province since Sunday’s update.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 1, 2021.

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