The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):
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11:20 a.m.
Quebec is reporting 1,203 new cases of COVID-19, 844 of which are from the past 24 hours.
Authorities said today 359 cases between Oct. 10 and Oct. 12 weren’t previously reported because of a technical problem.
The province is also reporting one death attributed to the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours and five other COVID-19 deaths from previous dates.
Hospitalizations increased by 20 to 488, with 80 patients in intensive care, a decrease of five.
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10:55 a.m.
Ontario is reporting 721 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the provincial total to 61,413.
The province says there were no new deaths, and another 783 cases are now considered resolved.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says today’s new cases include 270 in Toronto, 170 in Peel Region and 79 in York Region.
She says the province has conducted more than 32,200 tests since the last report.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 14, 2020.
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