The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Monday, March 29

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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):
11:20 a.m.
Prince Edward Island has suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for those aged 18 to 29 who had appointments for shots in pharmacies.
Health officials said in a brief statement the appointments are on hold pending further information expected today from Health Canada and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization.
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11:15 a.m.
Quebec is reporting 891 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including two in the past 24 hours.
Health officials say that while hospitalizations dropped by three to 477, the number of patients requiring intensive care rose by six to 120.
The province administered 38,801 doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday and has vaccinated 14.9 per cent of the population with a first dose.
Since the pandemic began, Quebec has reported 309,202 COVID-19 infections and 10,651 deaths.
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10:40 a.m.
Ontario is reporting 2,094 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths linked to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 618 new cases in Toronto.
She also says there are 368 new cases in Peel Region, 277 in York Region, 132 in Ottawa and 104 in Durham Region.
More than 50,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered in Ontario since Sunday's daily report.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 29, 2021

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