Ontario is reporting 821 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, and so is Quebec. Ontario says it counts 10 new deaths from the virus, while Quebec reports three new deaths.

       Ontario says the deaths include someone under 19 – a 10-year-old child whose death was reported by health authorities in Waterloo Region on Friday.

       The region’s top doctor said Friday that the child had underlying health conditions and had been hospitalized before their death.

       Health Minister Christine Elliott says Saturday’s new cases include 621 people who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or whose immunization status isn’t known.

       She says 185 people are in intensive care due to the virus, including 174 who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.

       The minister says nearly 85 per cent of Ontarians 12 or older have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and more than 78 per cent have two.

       Health officials in Quebec say hospitalizations are up by two to 264, while the number of patients in intensive care dropped by six to 89.

       The province says about 80 per cent of new infections involve people who were not adequately vaccinated.

       Quebec administered 19,662 vaccine doses on Friday and officials say 88 per cent of Quebecers aged 12 and older have received a first dose, while 82 per cent have gotten both shots.

       The province conducted more than 32,000 tests on Friday and the positivity rate is 2.4 per cent.

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       Health Minister Christian Dubé says in a tweet that more than 1,000 doses went to health-care workers, with the province remaining firm on a plan to have all sector employees adequately vaccinated Oct. 15 or face reassignment or suspension without pay.

       “It’s never too late to get the vaccine, it’s the best way to protect yourself and others,” Dubé wrote on Saturday.