Ontario reports 677 new COVID-19 cases, marking large week-over-week drop

Ontario reported 677 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a sizeable drop from the same day last week, when the province logged 864 infections.

The rolling seven-day average of daily cases also continued its steady decline, down to 655. 

Of the 622 cases today with a known vaccination status:

Here are some other key pandemic indicators and figures from the Ministry of Health's daily provincial update:

Newly reported school-related cases: 122; 106 students, 14 staff and two individuals who were not identified. About 702 schools, or 14.5 per cent of Ontario's 4,844 publicly-funded schools, currently have at least one confirmed case. No schools in the province are closed due to COVID-19.

Tests completed in the last 24 hours: 37,630.

Provincewide test positivity rate: 1.9 per cent.