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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):
10:30 a.m.
Ontario has added 1,150 new cases of COVID-19 to its tally today.
It also counted 47 more deaths linked to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says the hot spots of Toronto, Peel and York Region are still seeing the most cases.
Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce today whether Toronto and Peel will remain under a stay-at-home order as local officials have requested.
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10 a.m.
New federal forecasts project that COVID-19 variants could fuel a surge of 20,000 new cases per day by mid-March if public health restrictions are relaxed further.
The Public Health Agency of Canada released modelling today suggesting that while infections continue to decline nationally, the spread of virus mutations threatens to reverse that progress.
Canada's chief public health officer says there are currently fewer than 33,000 active cases in Canada, a 60 per cent drop compared to a month ago.
But with COVID-19 variants detected in all 10 provinces, Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada may not be able to avoid a rapid acceleration of the epidemic without continued vigilance.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 19, 2021.