Ontario reports 511 new COVID-19 cases, 7-day average continues to drop

Ontario is reporting 511 new COVID-19 cases on Monday as the seven-day average of daily infections continues to drop.

This marks the second day in a row in which the province has logged fewer than 600 infections.

The province logged 580 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 704 on Saturday, 668 on Friday and 647 on Thursday.

The seven-day average of daily infections now stands at about 586, a significant decrease from the previous week in which the average was 621.

With 23,667 COVID-19 tests processed in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says that the province’s positivity rate is now about two per cent.