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

1 more case for Newmarket, tallying 134; workplace exposure continue slow increase in York Region; Ontario new cases spike to 257, with 177 confirmed in Windsor-Essex
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Newmarket (reported Sunday, June 28, at 5 p.m.)

  • 234 cases of COVID-19
  • 1 new cases since June 27
  • 199 cases resolved (85%)
  • 13 active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 3 (-1) new cases in last 7 days
  • 262 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 784 tests June 21 to 28: 2 positive, 780 negative

The Nitty Gritty

  • 131 cases outbreak (56%)
  • 38 (-1) cases close contact
  • 34 cases community transmission
  • 9 cases under investigation
  • 5 (+1) cases workplace cluster
  • 61 (+1) cases age 80+
  • 41 cases age 55 to 64
  • 37 cases age 65 to 79
  • 32 cases age 35 to 44
  • 28 cases age 20 to 34
  • 24 cases age 45 to 54
  • 9 cases age 5 to 19
  • 2 cases under age 5

York Region (reported Sunday, June 28, at 5 p.m.)

  • 2,951 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 6 new cases since June 27
  • 2,401 cases resolved (81%)
  • 305 (-17) active cases
  • 2 deaths, totalling 244*
  • 34 cases are hospitalized; 14 patients in ICU
  • 342 health-care workers infected
  • 74 (+5) workplace cluster locations, 15 active

*Vaughan woman, 94, on June 26, resident of Woodbridge Vista Care Community; Vaughan woman, 96, on June 27, resident of Woodbridge Vista Care Community.

Recovery Measures

  • 101 (+11) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 246 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 14 (+2) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 0.85 (+.01) 7-day median reproductive number*
  • 38% (+2%) of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 7,797 tests June 21 to 28: 87 positive, 7,677 negative

*Rt is the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. If above 1.0, the virus will spread quickly. When Rt is below 1.0, the virus stops spreading.

Institutional Outbreaks

The Nitty Gritty

  • 1,014 (+7) cases, or 34%, close contact
  • 970 cases, or 33%, institutional outbreak
  • 619 (-1) cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 108 (+2), or 4%, workplace cluster
  • 574 (+2) cases age 20 to 34, or 19%
  • 505 (+1) cases age 80+, or 17%
  • 503 (+3) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 489 cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 402 cases age 65 to 79, or 14%
  • 351 (+1) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 111 cases age 5 to 19, or 4%
  • 16 cases under 5, or 1%

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

  • 34,911 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 257 new confirmed cases since June 27
  • 7 more deaths, totalling 2,665
  • 232 cases are hospitalized; 46 in ICU; 35 on ventilators
  • 30,196 resolved, 86.5% of cases
  • 27,127 more tests completed, with 16,701 awaiting results
  • 1.4% (+0.3% change) positivity of tests June 27

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 363 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 69 active
  • 152 outbreaks at retirement homes, 16 active
  • 91 outbreaks at hospitals, 3 active
  • 1,706 long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,468 cases are long-term care residents
  • 5,959 cases are health-care workers (17.2%)

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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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