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

Mass swabbings at long-term care homes continue York Region boost in cases; Ontario marks highest number of new cases since May 8
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Newmarket (reported at Saturday, May 23, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

The Nitty Gritty

  • 128 (+1) cases outbreak (65 per cent)
  • 23 cases community transmission
  • 23 cases close contact
  • 3 cases workplace outbreak
  • 113 cases females (58 per cent)
  • 60 cases age 80+
  • 34 cases age 55 to 64
  • 33 cases age 65 to 79
  • 19 cases age 20 to 34
  • 5 cases age 5 to 19

York Region (reported at Saturday, May 23, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 56 institutional outbreaks; 39 closed
  • 137 (+4) individuals have died of outbreak-acquired COVID-19
  • 585 (+20) residents/patients
  • 474 (+8) health-care workers

The Nitty Gritty

  • 822 (+22) cases, or 38 per cent, institutional outbreak
  • 55 (+1) cases, or 2 per cent, workplace outbreak
  • 658 (+6) cases, or 30 per cent, close contact
  • 423 cases (+6), or 19 per cent, community transmission
  • 428 cases age 80+, or 19 per cent
  • 403 cases age 20 to 34, or 18 per cent
  • 371 cases age 55 to 64, or 17 per cent
  • 74 cases age 5 to 19, or 3 per cent

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

  • 25,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 460 new confirmed cases since May 23
  • 25 more deaths, totalling 2,073
  • 878 cases are hospitalized; 148 in intensive care units; 104 on ventilators
  • 19,477 resolved, 76.4 per cent of cases
  • 11,383 more tests completed, with 3,216 awaiting results

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 292 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 207 active
  • 123 (+3) outbreaks at retirement homes, 81 active
  • 80 (+1) outbreaks at hospitals, 53 active
  • 1,300 long-term care resident deaths; 4 health-care workers
  • 134 deaths at retirement homes
  • 58 deaths at hospitals
  • 4,834 cases are long-term care residents; 347 hospital patients
  • 4,363 cases, or 17.1 per cent, are health-care workers

The Nitty Gritty

  • 56.3 per cent are females
  • 41.1  per cent are aged 60 +
  • 5.8 per cent acquired by travel
  • 60.8 per cent outbreak or close contact
  • 12.7 per cent community transmission
  • 20.6 per cent under investigation

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