The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021

Feb 9, 2021 | 8:17 AM

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

11:10 a.m.

Prince Edward Island is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today.

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison says the latest case involves a man in his 30s who tested positive in another province.

She says that person will isolate outside P.E.I.

There are now four active reported cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island.

Quebec is reporting 826 new COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including five in the previous 24 hours.

Health officials said today hospitalizations dropped by 29, to 940, and 145 people were in intensive care, a drop of 15.

The province says it administered 2,816 doses of COVID-19 vaccine Monday, for a total of 262,594.

Premier François Legault is scheduled to hold a COVID-19 briefing this afternoon alongside his health minister and the director of public health.

10:30 a.m.

Ontario says there are 1,022 new cases of COVID-19 in the province and 17 more deaths linked to the novel coronavirus.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says that of those new cases, 343 are in Toronto, 250 are in Peel Region, and 128 are in York Region.

Ontario is also reporting that more than 12,000 doses of a vaccine were administered since the last daily report.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 9, 2021.

The Canadian Press