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

Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 5 p.m.)

873 cases of COVID-19
5 more cases since Dec. 28
758 (+16) cases resolved (86.8%)
70 (-10) active cases
29 (+1) deaths
8 (-1) hospitalized, 0 in ICU
4 (+1) institutional outbreaks
- Outbreak declared Dec. 28 at Chartwell Alexander Muir Retirement Residence (1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak declared Dec. 24 at Selby Group Home (1 staff)
- Outbreak declared Dec. 21 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (7 (+1) patients, 15 (-1) health-care workers)
- Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (25 residents, 26 health-care workers)
1 school closed
- Canadian Martyrs to Jan. 4
1 (-1) school outbreaks
- Outbreak declared Dec. 26 at St. Elizabeth Seton #2 (5 staff)
- 11-day outbreak closed Dec. 29 at Canadian Martyrs (1 student, 1 staff)
4 school surveillances: Huron Heights #3 (1 student, 1 staff), Rogers #2 (1 student), Alexander Muir (2 students), Bogart (1 student)
82 (-10) new cases in last 7 days
1,730 tests Dec. 20 to 26: 91 positive (5%), 1,631 negative, 8 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

350 (+10) cases close contact, or 40%
205 (+1) cases institutional outbreak, or 23%
184 (+21 cases community transmission, or 21%
68 (-6) cases under investigation, or 8%
31 cases travel, or 4%
27 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
204 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 23%
144 (+3) cases age 35 to 44, or 16%
125 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 14%
122 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 14%
94 (+1) cases age 80+, or 10%
85 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 10%
49 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
37 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 4%
13 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

York Region (reported Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 5 p.m.) at grey lockdown zone

16,909 confirmed cases of COVID-19
263 new cases since Dec. 28
15,198 (+197) cases resolved (90%)
1,360 (-36) active cases
2 more deaths, totalling 351
- A 71-year-old Markham man died Dec. 23 at a personal residence (Exposure - local transmission)
- An 83-year-old Newmarket man died Dec. 16 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure - local transmission)
125 (+4) cases are hospitalized, 24 (+2) patients in ICU
284 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 28 (-6) active, 2,016 (+13) cases

Recovery Measures

1,489 (+68) new cases reported in last 7 days
43 new hospitalizations in last 7 days
1.07 (+0.02) 7-day median reproductive number*
41% (+0%) of new cases unknown source of infection
19,277 total tests Dec. 20 to 26: 1,405 (7%) positive, 17,775 negative, 97 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

50 (+1) school outbreaks, 6 (-1) active
- Outbreak declared Dec. 28 at Holy Name Catholic Elementary School, King Township (5 students)
- 11-day outbreak closed Dec. 29 at Canadian Martyrs, Newmarket (1 student, 1 staff)
- 26-day outbreak closed Dec. 24 at Beynon Fields Public School, Richmond Hill (4 students)
345 (+0) schools under surveillance, 55 (-6) active
31 (+0) child care outbreaks, 4 (+0) active
875 (+17) total school and child care cases
640 (+7) student/children cases
235 (+0) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

171 (+1) institutional outbreaks, 29 (+1) active
- Outbreak declared Oct. 28 at Chartwell Alexander Muir Retirement Residence, Newmarket (1 health-care worker)

The Nitty Gritty

8,012 (+139) cases, or 48%, close contact
4,344 (+99) cases, or 26%, community transmission
1,994 (+21) cases, or 12%, institutional outbreak
1,405 (-29) cases under investigation, or 8%
318 (+0) cases, or 2% travel
576 (+5) cases, or 3%, workplace outbreak
4,314 (+45) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
2,840 (+52) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
2,486 (+23) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
2,316 (+31) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
1,607 (+21) cases age 65 to 79, or 10%
1,190 (+19) cases age 80+, or 7%
1,013 (+18) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
826 (+14) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
265 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

Vaughan 7,279 (+93) cases, 582 (+16) active
Markham 4,680 (+102) cases, 386 (+45) active
Richmond Hill 1,985 (+27) cases, 140 (-3) active
Newmarket 873 (+5) cases, 70 (-10) active
King 400 (+7) cases, 37 (-1) active
Aurora 526 (+10) cases, 41 (+5) active
East Gwillimbury 314 (+5) cases, 31 (-3) active
Whitchurch-Stouffville 440 (+8) cases, 36 (+5) active
Georgina 347 (+3) cases, 28 (+0) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, for Dec. 28)

175,908 confirmed cases of COVID-19
2,553 new cases since Dec. 27
41 more deaths, totalling 4,455
151,562 resolved 86.2% of cases
823 (+41) cases are hospitalized; 304 (+19) in ICU; 207 (+13) on ventilators *More than 10% of hospitals did not submit data
34,112 more tests completed, with 32,850 awaiting results
9.7% (+1.1%) positivity Dec. 28
Cases in schools, child care centres and homes
3,645 (+48) cases ages 4 to 8
5,084 (+89) cases ages 9 to 13
4,980 (+98) cases ages 14 to 17
Institutional Outbreaks
903 (+5) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 199 (+5) active
471 (+5) outbreaks at retirement homes, 106 (+5) active
234 (+0) outbreaks at hospitals, 52 (-2) active
2,726 (+18) long-term care resident deaths
10,725 (+78) cases are long-term care residents
12,835 cases are health-care workers (7.3%)