Ontario reports 788 new COVID-19 cases, three additional deaths

Ontario is reporting a single-day decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases with 788 new infections reported.

Monday's report brings the seven-day average for the number of COVID-19 cases reported in the province to 783. This time last week, that number was 656.

Ontario also reported three additional COVID-19-related fatalities in the previous 24-hour period, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,997.

On Sunday, Ontario reported the highest number of new cases in a single day since May with 964 infections logged.

The new cases on Monday were announced less than 24 hours after Ontario reported its first two cases of the new Omicron variant. No new Omicron cases were reported on Monday in Ontario.