Ontario reports 741 new COVID-19 cases and 3 more deaths

Health officials in Ontario reported another 741 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday as well as three more deaths related to the disease.

The new infections logged Sunday mark a slight increase from the 728 cases on Saturday.

This is the fourth day in a row in which Ontario has reported more than 700 cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the province's seven-day average of daily infections to about 645.

This time last week the average was about 573.

With just under 29,800 COVID-19 tests processed in the last 24-hour period, the Ministry of Health says the province's positivity rate is now about 2.6 per cent.