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

The surge in resolved cases continues in York Region to 31 per cent of 1,250 cases
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Medical laboratory technologist Kendra MacDonald prepares Covid-19 sample at the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s Microbiology Lab in Halifax (Photo courtesy of Communications Nova Scotia)

Newmarket (reported at Wednesday, April 22, 5 p.m.)

  • 120 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 4 additional cases since April 21
  • 6 deaths, 5 from outbreak-acquired COVID-19
  • 2 cases are hospitalized in intensive care
  • 8 health-care workers are infected
  • 23 (up by 6) cases resolved (19 per cent)
  • 5 institutional outbreaks 
  • 60 (up by 2) residents of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 51 residents, 17 staff at Mackenzie Place LTC tested positive
  • 33 (up by 3) health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 75 cases under investigation for cause of transmission
  • 70 cases (58 per cent) acquired by outbreak
  • 12 cases acquired by travel
  • 11 cases acquired by community transmission
  • 65 cases (54 per cent) females
  • 34 cases (up by 1) age 80+
  • 24 cases age 65 to 79
  • 22 cases age 55 to 64
  • 20 cases (up by 1) age 35 to 44
  • 11 cases (up by 1) age 45 to 54
  • 7 cases (down by 1) age 20 to 34
  • 2 cases (up by 1) age 5 to 19

York Region (reported at Wednesday, April 22, 5 p.m.)

  • 1,250 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 50 new cases since April 21
  • 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, totalling 65
  • 43 (up by 4) cases are hospitalized; 20 (up by 1) patients in intensive care
  • 73 (up by 1) health-care workers infected, including the first paramedic
  • 1 health-care worker death
  • 383 (up by 95) cases resolved (31 per cent)
  • 34 (up by 3) institutional outbreaks
  • 34 residents have died of outbreak-acquired COVID-19
  • 264 (up by 22), residents of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 186 health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 337 cases (up by 56), to 27 per cent, acquired by outbreak
  • 254 cases (up by 22), to 20 per cent, close contact
  • 202 cases (up by 5) community transmission
  • 130 cases (up by 2) travel
  • 323 cases (down by 40), to 26 per cent, under investigation

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. today):

  • 12,879 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 634 new confirmed cases today
  • 54 more deaths, totalling 713
  • 358 individuals have died in long-term care homes
  • 135 outbreaks reported at long-term care homes
  • 37 outbreaks at hospitals
  • 1,922 cases are long-term care residents
  • 887 cases are hospitalized; 233 in intensive care units; 185 on ventilators
  • 6,680 recoveries, up from 50.8 to 51.9 per cent of cases
  • 10,214 more tests completed, with 6,757 awaiting results
  • 10.4 per cent acquired by travel
  • 18 per cent acquired by close contact
  • 32.7 per cent acquired by community transmission
  • 39 per cent under investigation

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