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Ontario reports 530 new COVID-19 cases, seven more deaths

Ontario is reporting 530 new COVID-19 infections and seven more deaths today.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says 102 of the new cases are in Toronto, 97 are in Waterloo, 81 are in Peel Region, and 68 are in the Porcupine health unit.

Hamilton and Ottawa also recorded 24 new cases each.

She says the numbers are based on roughly 20,700 tests completed since the last daily report.

The province says 186,415 vaccines were administered in the last day, for a total of 11,208,867 doses given so far.

On Saturday, the Ontario government announced those who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as their first dose will be able to get a second shot of any vaccine after eight weeks, down from the previous interval of 12 weeks.

They'll be able to book appointments starting at 8 a.m. on Monday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 13, 2021.

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