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

Close to 75 per cent of cases are resolved in Ontario; while 13,395 tests awaiting results
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Newmarket (reported at Tuesday, May 12, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

The Nitty Gritty

  • 34 cases under investigation
  • 121 cases (66 per cent) acquired by outbreak
  • 18 cases community transmission
  • 21 (one more) cases close contact
  • 2 cases workplace outbreak
  • 109 cases females (59 per cent)
  • 59 (one more) cases age 80+
  • 34 cases age 65 to 79
  • 34 cases age 55 to 64
  • 24 cases age 35 to 44
  • 15 cases age 45 to 54
  • 14 cases age 20 to 34
  • 5 cases age 5 to 19

York Region (reported at Tuesday, May 12, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 33 institutional outbreaks; 18 closed
  • 104 (3 more) individuals have died of outbreak-acquired COVID-19
  • 470 residents of long-term care, group homes have COVID-19
  • 408 (5 more) health-care workers at long-term care, group homes have COVID-19

The Nitty Gritty

  • 658 cases, or 34 per cent, acquired by institutional outbreak
  • 23  cases, or 1 per cent, workplace outbreak
  • 558 cases (11 more), or 29 per cent, close contact
  • 377 cases (5 more), or 20 per cent, community transmission
  • 143 cases travel
  • 130 cases under investigation
  • 20 cases unknown
  • 343 cases (3 more) age 80+, or 18 per cent
  • 336 cases (2 more) age 20 to 34, or 18 per cent
  • 336 cases (2 more) age 55 to 64, or 18 per cent
  • 331 cases (3 more) age 45 to 54, or 17 per cent
  • 62 cases age 5 to 19, or 3 per cent

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

  • 21,236 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 329 new confirmed cases today
  • 40 more deaths, totalling 1,765
  • 1,018 cases are hospitalized; 189 in intensive care units; 144 on ventilators
  • 15,845 resolved, 74.6 per cent of cases
  • 15,137 more tests completed, with 13,395 awaiting results

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 256 outbreaks (7 more) reported at long-term care homes
  • 100 (2 more) outbreaks at retirement homes
  • 73 outbreaks at hospitals
  • 815 long-term care homes deaths
  • 107 deaths at retirement homes
  • 52 deaths at hospitals
  • 2,982 cases are long-term care residents; 294 hospital patients
  • 2,178 cases are health-care workers

The Nitty Gritty

  • 57.2 per cent are females
  • 43. per cent are aged 60 +
  • 6.9 per cent acquired by travel
  • 22.7 per cent close contact
  • 36.3 per cent community transmission
  • 34.1 per cent under investigation

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