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

Newmarket cases near 200; Ontario testing numbers continue to lag, as new cases surpass 400 for fifth consecutive day
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Newmarket (reported at Sunday, May 24, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

The Nitty Gritty

  • 129 (+1) cases outbreak (65 per cent)
  • 23 cases community transmission
  • 23 cases close contact
  • 3 cases workplace outbreak
  • 115 cases females (58 per cent)
  • 61 (+1) cases age 80+
  • 34 cases age 55 to 64
  • 33 cases age 65 to 79
  • 21 (+2) cases age 20 to 34
  • 5 cases age 5 to 19

York Region (reported at Sunday, May 24, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 56 institutional outbreaks; 42 closed
  • 139 (+2) individuals have died of outbreak-acquired COVID-19
  • 589 (+4) residents/patients
  • 479 (+5) health-care workers

The Nitty Gritty

  • 848 (+26) cases, or 38 per cent, institutional outbreak
  • 56 (+1) cases, or 2 per cent, workplace outbreak
  • 662 (+4) cases, or 29 per cent, close contact
  • 430 cases (+7), or 19 per cent, community transmission
  • 430 cases age 80+, or 19 per cent
  • 412 cases age 20 to 34, or 18 per cent
  • 374 cases age 55 to 64, or 17 per cent
  • 75 cases age 5 to 19, or 3 per cent

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

  • 25,904 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 404 new confirmed cases since May 23
  • 29 more deaths, totalling 2,102
  • 859 cases are hospitalized; 148 in intensive care units; 114 on ventilators
  • 19,698 resolved, 76 per cent of cases
  • 8,170 more tests completed, with 3,883 awaiting results

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 295 (+3) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 203 active
  • 123 outbreaks at retirement homes, 81 active
  • 82 (+2) outbreaks at hospitals, 52 active
  • 1,323 long-term care resident deaths; 4 health-care workers
  • 134 deaths at retirement homes
  • 59 deaths at hospitals
  • 4,862 cases are long-term care residents; 347 hospital patients
  • 4,415 cases, or 17 per cent, are health-care workers

The Nitty Gritty

  • 56.1 per cent are females
  • 40.8  per cent are aged 60 +
  • 5.8 per cent acquired by travel
  • 60.6 per cent outbreak or close contact
  • 12.8 per cent community transmission
  • 20.8 per cent under investigation

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Debora Kelly is the editor for AuroraToday and NewmarketToday. She is an award-winning journalist and communications professional who is passionate about building strong communities through engagement, advocacy and partnership.
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