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

Newmarket reports 1 more case, aged 80+; 15 new cases in York Region, as Rt inches up to .90; Ontario reports 111 new cases, 1 more death
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Newmarket (reported Monday, July 13, at 5 p.m.)

  • 241 cases of COVID-19
  • 1 new case since July 12
  • 206 cases resolved (85%)
  • 13 active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 5 (+1) new cases in last 7 days
  • 270 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 824 tests July 5 to 12: 3 positive, 820 negative

The Nitty Gritty

  • 131 cases outbreak (54%)
  • 41 cases close contact
  • 37 cases community transmission
  • 8 cases under investigation
  • cases workplace cluster
  • 62 (+1) cases age 80+
  • 42 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
  • 10 cases age 5 to 19
  • 2 cases under age 5

York Region (reported Monday, July 13, at 5 p.m.)

Recovery Measures

  • 99 (+8) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 264 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 14 new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • .90 (+.06)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 26% (-1%) of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 8,163 tests July 5 to 12: 72 positive, 8,163 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

  • 1,102 (+1) cases, or 35%, close contact
  • 988 cases, or 31%, institutional outbreak
  • 659 (+3) cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 149 (+1), or 5%, workplace cluster
  • 635 (+3) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
  • 541 (+5) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 517 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 515 (+1) cases age 80+, or 16%
  • 420 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 385 (+2) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 134 cases age 5 to 19, or 4%
  • 21 cases under age 5, or 1%

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

  • 36,950 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 111 new cases since July 12
  • 1 more death, totalling 2,723
  • 137 cases are hospitalized; 30 in ICU; 21 on ventilators*
  • 32,785 resolved, 88.7% of cases
  • 16,744 more tests completed, with 13,918 awaiting results
  • 0.8% (+0.1% change) positivity of tests July 12

* More than 35 hospitals did not submit data yesterday, accounting for an actual increase of 7 patients not 33

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 379 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 38 active
  • 155 outbreaks at retirement homes, 15 active
  • 95 outbreaks at hospitals, 5 active
  • 1,729 long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,540 cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,195 cases are health-care workers (16.8%)

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