COVID-19 took another sharp dive Tuesday, plummeting below 2,000 new cases for the first time since last fall.The 1,638 new infections came as most provinces and territories recover from the crippling third wave of the pandemic, which saw infections and hospitalizations skyrocket over the spring.Tuesday’s case count was the lowest for a single day since Oct.
18, when 1,827 new infections were reported.The new cases also brought the seven-day average down to 2,528 — the lowest since late October, when the second wave of the pandemic was on the rise.The new average marks a 71-per cent drop from the height of the third wave in April, and is down 54 per cent from the average just two weeks ago, representing a dramatically steady fall from the.