COVID-19 Today: A look at the numbers for Newmarket, York Region, Ontario

4 more cases in Newmarket, resolved rise to 88%; new cases in York Region jump by 119, as median Rt inches back above 1.0; Ontario reports 978 new cases, a single-day record, as deaths, hospitalizations continue steady rise

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Newmarket (reported Friday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m.)

352 cases of COVID-19
4 new cases since Oct. 22
309 (+5) cases resolved (88%)
21 (-1) active cases
22 deaths
2 hospitalized, 1 in ICU
2 institutional outbreaks: outbreak #2 at Mackenzie Place LTC (2 health-care workers); outbreak #2 at Vita Community Living (3 residents, 7 staff)
4 schools under surveillance: Newmarket High; Huron Heights Secondary, Terry Fox P.S., Sir William Mulock Secondary
16 (+3) new cases in last 7 days
394 (+4) cases per 100,000 population
1,085 tests Oct. 11 to 17: 14 positive (1%), 1,068 negative, 3 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

136 cases outbreak, or 39%
95 (+1) cases close contact, or 27%
67 cases community transmission, or 19%
13 cases under investigation, or 5%
24 cases travel, or 7%
11 cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
70 (+2) cases age 19 to 34, 20%
62 cases age 80+, or 18%
56 (+2) cases age 55 to 64, or 16%
54 cases age 35 to 44, or 15%
49 cases age 65 to 79, or 14%
43 cases age 45 to 54, or 12%
9 cases age 4 to 13, or 3%
8 cases age 14 to 18, or 2%
1 case age 0 to 3, or 0%

York Region (reported Friday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m.)

6,012 confirmed cases of COVID-19
119 new cases since Oct. 21
4,980 (+84) cases resolved (83%)
765 (+33) active cases
0 more deaths, totalling 267
42 (+1) cases are hospitalized; 6 patients in ICU
169 workplace outbreaks, 20 (-2) active, 886 (+5) cases

Recovery Measures

641 (+21) new cases reported in last 7 days
560 (+10) cases per 100,000 population
83 (+5) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
1.04 (+0.06) 7-day median reproductive number*
35% of new cases unknown source of infection
13,040 total tests Oct. 11 to 17: 551 (4%) positive, 12,468 negative, 21 indeterminate

*Rt is the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. If above 1.0, the virus will spread quickly. When Rt is below 1.0, the virus stops spreading.

Cases in schools, child care centres

Full daily report here
4 school outbreaks
2 schools closed
108 school cases to date
77 schools under surveillance, 47 (-2) active
5 active child care centre outbreaks
12 child care cases to date

Institutional Outbreaks

109 (+1) institutional outbreaks; 22 (-1) active
- 18-day outbreak #3 resolved Oct. 23 Chartwell Aurora Long-term Care (1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak #2 declared Oct. 22 at Parkview Home Long-term Care, Whitchurch-Stouffville (1 health-care worker)

The Nitty Gritty