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

One more case, totalling 237, in Newmarket; 26 more cases, including one under age 5 in York Region; Ontario reports 118 new cases, 9 deaths
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Newmarket (reported Tuesday, July 7, at 5 p.m.)

  • 237 cases of COVID-19
  • 1 new cases since July 6
  • 202 (+1) cases resolved (85%)
  • 13 active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 3 (+1) new cases in last 7 days
  • 265 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 864 tests June 28 to July 5: 2 positive, 860 negative

The Nitty Gritty

  • 131 cases outbreak (56%)
  • 40 cases close contact
  • 35 cases community transmission
  • 8 (+1) cases under investigation
  • cases workplace cluster
  • 61 cases age 80+
  • 41 cases age 55 to 64
  • 38 (+1) 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 Tuesday, July 7, at 5 p.m.)

Recovery Measures

  • 121 (+8) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 259 (+2) cases per 100,000 population
  • 13 (+1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 1.08 (+0.1)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 28% (-1%) of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 8,838 tests June 28 to July 5: 88 positive, 8,732 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

  • 1,075 (+11) cases, or 35%, close contact
  • 984 (+5) cases, or 32%, institutional outbreak
  • 651 (+1) cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 140 (+1), or 5%, workplace cluster
  • 615 (+1) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
  • 528 (+4) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 512 (+2) cases age 80+, or 16%
  • 507 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 412 (+4) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 379 (+3) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 130 (+2) cases age 5 to 19, or 4%
  • 21 (+1) cases under age 5, or 1%

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

  • 36,178 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 118 new cases since July 6
  • 9 more deaths, totalling 2,700
  • 123 cases are hospitalized; 35 in ICU; 26 on ventilators
  • 31,805 resolved, 87.9% of cases
  • 22,832 more tests completed, with 17,116 awaiting results
  • 0.8% (-0.1% change) positivity of tests July6

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 370 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 44 active
  • 154 outbreaks at retirement homes, 15 active
  • 94 outbreaks at hospitals, 6 active
  • 1,722 long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,521 cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,088 cases are health-care workers (16.9%)

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