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The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Last Updated Jun 23, 2021 at 9:14 am MDT

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):

10:30 a.m.

Ontario reports 255 new cases of COVID-19 in the province and 11 more deaths linked to the virus.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 57 new cases in Toronto, 53 in the Region of Waterloo, and 25 in Peel Region.

The Ministry of Health says there are 305 people in intensive care with COVID-19. 

Elliott says that a record high of more than 227-thousand doses of vaccine were administered since Tuesday’s report, for a total of more than 13 million.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 23, 2021.

The Canadian Press