The latest developments on COVID 19 in Canada on Feb. 18, 2021

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The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (all times eastern):
11:15 a.m.
Quebec is reporting 900 new cases of COVID-19 today and 10 more deaths linked to the virus.
Four of those deaths occurred within the past 24 hours.
Health officials say the number of hospitalizations dropped by 19, to 747, and 129 people were in intensive care, a drop of one.
The province says it administered 2,234 doses of vaccine yesterday, for a total of 302,118.
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10:55 a.m.
Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province lost more than 355,000 jobs last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Financial Accountability Officer says in a report today that the job losses represent the single largest annual decline on record.
The report says that in addition to job losses, more than 765,000 Ontario residents worked fewer hours because of the pandemic.
The FAO says young workers were the hardest hit group, as youth unemployment jumped to 22 per cent.
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10:30 a.m.
The Manitoba government is now letting people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine carry proof with them.
A government website allows people to view their vaccination data and print it.
It's a temporary measure until formal vaccination cards are available, similar to ones in British Columbia.
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10:15 a.m.
Ontario says there are 1,038 new cases of COVID-19 in the province and 44 more deaths linked to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says that 376 of those new cases are in Toronto, 142 are in Peel Region and 122 are in York Region.
Another 12,383 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the province since the last update.
Ontario has now given out more than 500,000 vaccine doses to date.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 18, 2021.

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