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

Ontario daily new cases drop to lowest number since March 31; testing numbers continue to lag under 10,000
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Newmarket (reported at Monday, May 25, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

The Nitty Gritty

  • 129 cases outbreak (64 per cent)
  • 24 (+1) cases community transmission
  • 23 cases close contact
  • 3 cases workplace outbreak
  • 115 cases females (57 per cent)
  • 61 cases age 80+
  • 34 cases age 55 to 64
  • 33 cases age 65 to 79
  • 22 (+1) cases age 20 to 34
  • 5 cases age 5 to 19

York Region (reported at Monday, May 25, 5 p.m.)

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 57 institutional outbreaks; 42 closed
  • new outbreak at Blue Door Shelter; 1 resident, 1 staff member 
  • 141 (+2) individuals have died of outbreak-acquired COVID-19
  • 590 (+1) residents/patients
  • 481 (+2) health-care workers

The Nitty Gritty

  • 850 (+2) cases, or 37 per cent, institutional outbreak
  • 60 (+4) cases, or 3 per cent, workplace outbreak
  • 674 (+12) cases, or 30 per cent, close contact
  • 432 cases (+2), or 19 per cent, community transmission
  • 435 (+5) cases age 80+, or 19 per cent
  • 418 (+6) cases age 20 to 34, or 18 per cent
  • 375 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 16 per cent
  • 75 cases age 5 to 19, or 3 per cent

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

  • 26,191 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 287 new confirmed cases since May 24
  • 21 more deaths, totalling 2,123
  • 848 cases are hospitalized; 143 in intensive care units; 113 on ventilators
  • 19,958 resolved, 76.2 per cent of cases
  • 9,875 more tests completed, with 6,961 awaiting results

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 297 (+2) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 201 active
  • 123 outbreaks at retirement homes, 80 active
  • 82 outbreaks at hospitals, 52 active
  • 1,335 long-term care resident deaths; 4 health-care workers
  • 134 deaths at retirement homes
  • 64 deaths at hospitals
  • 4,892 cases are long-term care residents; 349 hospital patients
  • 4,485 cases, or 17.1 per cent, are health-care workers

The Nitty Gritty

  • 56 per cent are females
  • 40.7  per cent are aged 60 +
  • 5.7 per cent acquired by travel
  • 60.8 per cent outbreak or close contact
  • 13.3 per cent community transmission
  • 20.1 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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