By Canadian Press

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Jan. 25, 2021

Jan 25, 2021 | 8:26 AM

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

11 a.m.

Quebec is reporting 1,203 new cases of COVID-19 and 43 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including 12 that occurred in the past 24 hours.

Health officials said today hospitalizations dropped by six, to 1,321, and 217 people were in intensive care, a decrease of two.

Hospitalizations have decreased by 179 over the past six reporting periods.

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Quebec has reported 254,836 infections and 9,521 deaths linked to the virus since the beginning of the pandemic, with 228,887 cases considered recovered.

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10:35 a.m.

There are 1,958 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Ontario today and 43 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says 727 of the new cases are in Toronto, 365 in Peel Region, and 157 in York Region.

She says nearly 36,000 tests were completed since Sunday’s report.

Ontario also reports that 2,448 more cases of COVID-19 are considered resolved.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 25, 2021.

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