The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):
1 p.m.
New Brunswick has confirmed 11 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the active case count to 162.
Two of the new cases were identified in the Saint John region — one is a contact of a previous case and the other is travel related.
The remaining nine cases were found in the Edmundston region, and all but two are contacts of previous cases — the rest are under investigation.
Officials say 15 people are hospitalized due to COVID-19, seven of whom are in intensive care.
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12 p.m.
Nova Scotia is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 today.
Health officials say three of the cases are in the central health region, which includes Halifax, and are either travel-related or a close contact of a previously reported infection.
Three cases are in the western region and are also close contacts of those with active infections, while the last case in the eastern region is connected to travel.
The province now has 34 active cases of the virus.
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11:15 a.m.
Quebec is reporting 1,154 new cases of COVID-19 and nine additional deaths linked to the pandemic.
One of the deaths occurred in the past 24 hours while the rest happened earlier.
Hospitalizations increased by one to 502, while the number of patients in intensive care rose by four to 128.
Health workers gave 41,073 doses of vaccine on Saturday for a total of 1,529,541 shots.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 4, 2021.
The Canadian Press
