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

1 new close-contact case in Newmarket, as resolved cases reach 86%; York Region reports 11 new cases, as median Rt inches up to 1.09; Ontario reports small spike of 170 new cases, as resolved cases reach 88%
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Newmarket (reported Wednesday, July 8, at 5 p.m.)

  • 238 cases of COVID-19
  • 1 new cases since July 7
  • 204 (+2) cases resolved (86%)
  • 12 (-1) active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 4 (+1) new cases in last 7 days
  • 267 (+2) cases per 100,000 population
  • 871 tests June 28 to July 5: 2 positive, 867 negative

The Nitty Gritty

  • 131 cases outbreak (56%)
  • 41 (+1) cases close contact
  • 35 cases community transmission
  • 7 (-1) cases under investigation
  • cases workplace cluster
  • 61 cases age 80+
  • 41 cases age 55 to 64
  • 38 cases age 65 to 79
  • 33 (+1) 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 Wednesday, July 8, at 5 p.m.)

Recovery Measures

  • 118 (-3) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 259 cases per 100,000 population
  • 15 (+2) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 1.09 (+0.01)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 28% 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

  • 66 institutional outbreaks; 1 active
  • Outbreak resolved July 8 at Christian Horizons Vaughan
  • 1,193 confirmed cases
  • 193 deaths
  • 660 residents/patients
  • 533 health-care workers

The Nitty Gritty

  • 1,080 (+5) cases, or 35%, close contact
  • 988 (+4) cases, or 32%, institutional outbreak
  • 652 (+1) cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 139 (-1), or 4%, workplace cluster
  • 619 (+4) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
  • 529 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 514 (+2) cases age 80+, or 16%
  • 508 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 414 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 379 cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 130 cases age 5 to 19, or 4%
  • 21 cases under age 5, or 1%

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

  • 36,348 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 170 new cases since July 7
  • 3 more deaths, totalling 2,703
  • 123 cases are hospitalized; 31 in ICU; 23 on ventilators
  • 31,977 resolved, 88% of cases
  • 26,326 more tests completed, with 21,648 awaiting results
  • 0.9% (+0.1% change) positivity of tests July 7

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 371 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 42 active
  • 154 outbreaks at retirement homes, 16 active
  • 94 outbreaks at hospitals, 6 active
  • 1,722 long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,526 cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,099 cases are health-care workers (16.9%)

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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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