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

Newmarket (reported Thursday, July 9, at 5 p.m.)

• 238 cases of COVID-19
• 0 new cases since July 8
• 205 (+1) cases resolved (86%)
• 11 (-1) active cases
• 22 deaths
• 0 hospitalized
• 4 new cases in last 7 days
• 267 cases per 100,000 population
• 871 tests June 28 to July 5: 2 positive, 867 negative

The Nitty Gritty

• 131 cases outbreak (55%)
• 41 cases close contact
• 36 (+1) cases community transmission
• 6 (-1) cases under investigation
• 6 cases workplace cluster
• 61 cases age 80+
• 41 cases age 55 to 64
• 38 cases age 65 to 79
• 33 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 Thursday, July 9, at 5 p.m.)

• 3,126 confirmed cases of COVID-19
• 15 new cases since July 8
• 2,563 cases resolved (82%)
• 316 (-18) active cases
• 0 more deaths, totalling 247
• 25 cases are hospitalized; 10 patients in ICU
• 350 health-care workers infected
• 79 workplace cluster locations, 13 active, 545 cases

Recovery Measures

• 111 (-7) cases reported in last 7 days
• 260 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
• 16 (+1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
• 1.00 (-.09)  7-day median reproductive number*
• 27% (-1) of new cases unknown source of infection 
• 8,928 tests June 28 to July 5: 90 positive, 8,821 negative

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

Institutional Outbreaks

• 66 institutional outbreaks; 1 active
• 1,193 confirmed cases
• 193 deaths
• 660 residents/patients
• 533 health-care workers

The Nitty Gritty

• 1,083 (+3) cases, or 35%, close contact
• 989 (+1) cases, or 32%, institutional outbreak
• 654 (+2) cases, or 21%, community transmission
• 143 (+4), or 5%, workplace cluster
• 619 cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
• 532 (+3) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
• 514 cases age 80+, or 16%
• 510 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
• 417 (+3) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
• 380 (+1) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
• 133 (+3) cases age 5 to 19, or 4%
• 21 cases under age 5, or 1%

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

• 36,464 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
• 116 new cases since July 8
• 7 more deaths, totalling 2,710
• 117 cases are hospitalized; 34 in ICU; 24 on ventilators
• 32,155 resolved, 88.2% of cases
• 27,484 more tests completed, with 25,668 awaiting results
• 0.9% (+0.0% change) positivity of tests July 8

With 178 more resolved today, Ontario is reporting fewer active cases than seen at any point in April, pre-peak. Nearly 27,500 #COVID19 tests were processed as our positivity rate remains at all-time lows. Today’s numbers will be available at 10:30 a.m. at https://t.co/ypmgZbVRvn

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) July 10, 2020

Institutional Outbreaks

• 373 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 40 active
• 154 outbreaks at retirement homes, 15 active
• 95 outbreaks at hospitals, 7 active
• 1,724 long-term care resident deaths
• 5,527 cases are long-term care residents
• 6,111 cases are health-care workers (16.8%)