Ontario logs 480 new COVID-19 cases as province marks new vaccine milestone

Ontario is logging 480 new COVID-19 cases as the province reaches a new COVID-19 vaccination milestone.

Monday's count represents a significant decrease in infections following three days in which the province reported more than 500 cases.

There were 636 cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, 508 on Saturday and 563 on Friday.

The seven-day average of daily infections now stands at about 476, up from 371 the previous week.

With just over 22,900 tests processed in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says the province's positivity rate now stands at about 2.2 per cent.