Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

The latest:

Students in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick are heading back to their classrooms on Monday — a move that comes amid a broader easing of restrictions in the two Atlantic provinces.

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King said earlier this month that teachers, administrators, parents and children have been "champions" through the period of remote learning, which had "brought its own challenges." But as he announced the plan to shift back to in-person learning, the premier said it was time to get students back to classrooms.

New Brunswick started to ease up its rules late last week. Businesses that had been closed, including salons, dining rooms and gyms, were allowed to reopen with capacity limits as of 11:59 p.m. last Friday. Rules around gatherings, sports and recreation also eased up as part of a broader shift to a lower alert level.

Health officials in New Brunswick on Sunday reported a total of 164 COVID-19 hospitalizations — up by five from a day earlier, with 13 people in intensive care units. The province also saw five additional deaths.

Prince Edward Island's shift in restrictions begins Monday, with businesses that had been closed allowed to open with capacity limits.

Health officials in P.E.I. are expected to provide updated COVID-19 information later Monday.

In Nova Scotia, health officials on Sunday issued a statement saying 92 patients were being treated for COVID-19 in designated hospital wards, with 15 people in ICU. The province also said 256 people were in hospital related to COVID-19, including people who contracted the virus in hospital and those who were positive on arrival but admitted for other reasons. The province is expected to provide updated information about deaths and lab-confirmed cases later Monday.

Newfoundland and Labrador on Sunday said COVID-19 hospitalizations had hit a pandemic high of 23, with eight people in ICU. There were no additional deaths reported in the province, which saw 210 additional lab-confirmed cases.

-From CBC News, last updated at 7:25 a.m. ET

With lab-based testing capacity deeply strained and increasingly restricted, experts say true case counts are likely far higher than reported. Hospitalization data at the regional level is also evolving, with several provinces saying they will report figures that separate the number of people in hospital because of COVID-19 from those in hospital for another medical issue who also test positive for COVID-19.

For more information on what is happening in your community — including details on outbreaks, testing capacity and local restrictions — click through to the regional coverage below.

You can also read more from the Public Health Agency of Canada, which provides a detailed look at every region — including seven-day average test positivity rates — in its daily epidemiological updates.

In Central Canada, Canada's two most populous provinces are embarking on a gradual loosening of restrictions put in place to try and stem the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.