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

Ontario reports lowest number of daily cases this week; tests awaiting results climb to 15,307
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Newmarket (reported at Friday, May 8, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

The Nitty Gritty

  • 3 cases under investigation
  • 116 (2 more) cases (66 per cent) acquired by outbreak
  • 13 cases travel
  • 18 cases community transmission
  • 101 cases females (58 per cent)
  • 55 cases age 80+
  • 33 cases age 65 to 79
  • 33 (1 more) cases age 55 to 64
  • 22 cases age 35 to 44
  • 14 cases age 45 to 54
  • 13 cases age 20 to 34
  • 4 cases age 5 to 19

York Region (reported at Friday, May 8, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 37 institutional outbreaks; 12 resolved
  • 95 (2 more) individuals have died of outbreak-acquired COVID-19
  • 457 (8 more) residents of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 376 (11 more) health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19

The Nitty Gritty

  • 635 cases (15 more), or 35 per cent, acquired by outbreak
  • 549 cases (11 more), or 31 per cent, close contact
  • 375 cases (13 more), or 20 per cent, community transmission
  • 144 cases travel
  • 75 cases under investigation
  • 19 cases unknown
  • 327 cases (5 more) age 80+, or 18 per cent
  • 321 cases (5 more) age 55 to 64, or 18 per cent
  • 313 cases (6 more) age 20 to 34, or 17 per cent
  • 308 cases (7 more) age 45 to 54, or 17 per cent
  • 59 cases (1 more) age 5 to 19, or 3 per cent

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

  • 19,944 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 346 new confirmed cases today
  • 59 more deaths, totalling 1,599
  • 1,016 cases are hospitalized; 203 in intensive care units; 158 on ventilators
  • 14,383 resolved, 72.1 per cent of cases
  • 19,227 more tests completed, with 15,307 awaiting results

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 237 (3 more) outbreaks reported at long-term care homes
  • 85 (+ 2) outbreaks at retirement homes
  • 70 outbreaks at hospitals
  • 776 (56 more) long-term care homes deaths
  • 104 (1 more) deaths at retirement homes
  • 47 deaths at hospitals
  • 2,898 cases are long-term care residents; 269 hospital patients
  • 1,515 cases are long-term care staff; 293 hospital staff

The Nitty Gritty

  • 57.2 per cent are females
  • 43.3 per cent are aged 60 +
  • 7.2 per cent acquired by travel
  • 22.2 per cent (up from 22) close contact
  • 36.3 per cent community transmission
  • 34.3 per cent under investigation

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