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

No new cases in Newmarket; York Region new cases drop to 8, while median Rt remains above 1.0; Downward trend continues in Ontario with 112 new cases, 2 deaths
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Newmarket (reported Monday, July 6, at 5 p.m.)

  • 236 cases of COVID-19
  • 0 new cases since July 5
  • 201 cases resolved (85%)
  • 13 active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 2 new cases in last 7 days
  • 264 cases per 100,000 population
  • 835 tests June 28 to July 5: 2 positive, 831 negative

The Nitty Gritty

  • 131 cases outbreak (56%)
  • 40 (+2) cases close contact
  • 35 cases community transmission
  • 7 (-2) 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
  • 26 cases age 45 to 54
  • 9 cases age 5 to 19
  • 2 cases under age 5

York Region (reported Monday, July 6, at 5 p.m.)

Recovery Measures

  • 113 (-18) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 257 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 12 (-1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 1.07  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 29% (+2%) of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 8,424 tests June 28 to July 5: 88 positive, 8,315 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

  • 1,064 (+8) cases, or 34%, close contact
  • 979 (+4) cases, or 32%, institutional outbreak
  • 650 (+5) cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 139 (+1), or 5%, workplace cluster
  • 614 (+3) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
  • 524 cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 510 (+3) cases age 80+, or 17%
  • 503 cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 408 cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 376 (+1) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 128 cases age 5 to 19, or 4%
  • 20 cases under age 5, or 1%

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

  • 36,060 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 112 new cases since July 5
  • 2 more deaths, totalling 2,691
  • 131 cases are hospitalized; 34 in ICU; 24 on ventilators
  • 31,603 resolved, 87.6% of cases
  • 15,112 more tests completed, with 12,625 awaiting results
  • 0.9% (+0.1% change) positivity of tests July 5

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 371 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 46 active
  • 153 outbreaks at retirement homes, 14 active
  • 94 outbreaks at hospitals, 6 active
  • 1,717 long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,516 cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,079 cases are health-care workers (16.9%)

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