The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):
10:35 a.m.
Ontario is reporting a new single-day record of 2,275 new COVID-19 cases today.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 711 new cases in Toronto, 586 in Peel Region, 185 in Windsor-Essex, and 154 in York Region.
She says the province has conducted nearly 39,600 tests since the last daily report.
The province says the latest data reflects a 27-hour period for most of Ontario’s public health units because of a change in how the figures are gathered.
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8:20 a.m.
Jo-Anne Miner became the first person to receive the vaccine in Ottawa.
Miner, 48, is a personal support worker at St. Patrick’s Home in Ottawa.
She says she “feels fine,” after receiving the vaccine and she hopes everyone gets the shot “to protect our most vulnerable.”
She was the first of 100 people scheduled to receive the vaccine today in Ottawa.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 15, 2020.
The Canadian Press
