Ontario reports 636 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths

Ontario reported 636 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday as well as two additional deaths related to the disease.

The last time the province saw more than 600 new infections in a day was on Oct. 9.

The new cases mark a significant increase from the 508 infections on Saturday and the 563 cases on Friday.

The province's seven-day average of daily COVID-19 cases continues to rise as a result, standing at about 468. The average was about 362 the previous week.

With just over 27,100 COVID-19 tests processed in the last 24 hours, the ministry of health says the province's positivity rate is about two per cent. The last time the positivity rate hit two per cent was on Oct. 4.