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Here are the latest local, regional and national headlines on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for Saturday, February 27, 2021:
There have been 298,569 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Ontario, an increase of 1,258 (or 0.4 per cent) from the previous day. There are 281,331 people recovered from the virus while 6,944 people have died. The number of Ontario people tested is 10,936,552 of which 35,502 have pending results.
Canada’s coronavirus case total is 861,472. The country has 21,915 deaths from the virus – one in the Yukon, one in Nunavut, 1,355 in British Columbia, 1,877 in Alberta, 380 in Saskatchewan, 889 in Manitoba, 6,944 in Ontario, 10,372 in Quebec, 26 in New Brunswick, five in Newfoundland & Labrador and 65 in Nova Scotia.
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What’s happening now
AHS president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu issued a public apology on Friday acknowledging problems with the vaccine appointment system rollout.
Alberta reported 415 new cases of COVID-19 on 7,761 tests Saturday, and six additional deaths.
Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro said the province and the Alberta Medical Association have reached a tentative agreement, which must now be ratified.
Health Canada has approved the AstraZeneca vaccine for use, and Canada could see 1.9 million doses arrive by the end of June.
The government is boosting health-care funding in its latest budget released Thursday. Read all of Postmedia’s coverage of the 2021 budget here.
Canada s vaccine rollout received a boost Friday with the approval of a third COVID-19 inoculation, giving the country another immunization option at a time when case counts remain nearly 75 per cent. . .