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

1 more community-acquired case in Newmarket; York Region 7-day median Rt rises to .95; 138 new cases in Ontario, with continued decline of hospitalizations, deaths
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Newmarket (reported Saturday, July 4, at 5 p.m.)

  • 235 cases of COVID-19
  • 1 new cases since July 3
  • 201 cases resolved (86%)
  • 12 active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 1 new case in last 7 days
  • 263 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 980 tests June 21 to 28: 3 positive, 976 negative

The Nitty Gritty

  • 131 cases outbreak (56%)
  • 38 cases close contact
  • 35 (+1) cases community transmission
  • 8 cases under investigation
  • cases workplace cluster
  • 61 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
  • 25 (+1) cases age 45 to 54
  • 9 cases age 5 to 19
  • 2 cases under age 5

York Region (reported Saturday, July 4, at 5 p.m.)

Recovery Measures

  • 121 (+9) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 255 (+2) cases per 100,000 population
  • 14 (+2) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • .95 (+.11)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 28% (-9) of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 9,819 tests June 21 to 28: 106 positive, 9,678 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

  • 1,050 (+3) cases, or 34%, close contact
  • 975 (+1) cases, or 32%, institutional outbreak
  • 640 (+4) cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 137 (+8), or 4%, workplace cluster
  • 606 (+10) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
  • 506 cases age 80+, or 17%
  • 517 (-2) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 502 (+3) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 408 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 374 (+5) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 128 (+3) cases age 5 to 19, or 4%
  • 20 (+1) cases under age 5, or 1%

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

  • 35,794 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 138 new cases since July 3
  • 2 more deaths, totalling 2,689
  • 139 cases are hospitalized; 39 in ICU; 23 on ventilators
  • 31,266 resolved, 87.3% of cases
  • 23,792 more tests completed, with 11,651 awaiting results
  • 0.8% (-0.0% change) positivity of tests July 3

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 368 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 49 active
  • 153 outbreaks at retirement homes, 14 active
  • 94 outbreaks at hospitals, 6 active
  • 1,718 long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,515 cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,056 cases are health-care workers (17%)

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