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

No new cases for Newmarket, 85 per cent resolved; York reports 11 new cases, closure of final institutional outbreak; Ontario reports 111 new cases, slight increase in hospitalizations as most of province enters stage 3
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Newmarket (reported Thursday, July 16, at 5 p.m.)

  • 244 cases of COVID-19
  • 0 new cases since July 15
  • 207 cases resolved (85%)
  • 15 active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 6 new cases in last 7 days
  • 273 cases per 100,000 population
  • 848 tests July 5 to 12: 4 positive, 844 negative

The Nitty Gritty

  • 131 cases outbreak (54%)
  • 44 cases close contact
  • 37 cases community transmission
  • 7 cases under investigation
  • cases workplace cluster
  • 62 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
  • 27 cases age 45 to 54
  • 12 cases age 5 to 19
  • 2 cases under age 5

York Region (reported Thursday, July 16, at 5 p.m.)

Recovery Measures

  • 74 (-5) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 266 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 12 new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • .98 (-.3)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 24% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 7,537 tests July 5 to 12: 67 positive, 7,460 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

  • 67 institutional outbreaks; 0 active
  • Outbreak closed at Woodbridge Vista Care Community
  • 1,193 confirmed cases
  • 195 deaths
  • 660 residents/patients
  • 533 health-care workers

The Nitty Gritty

  • 1,121 (+5) cases, or 35%, close contact
  • 987 cases, or 31%, institutional outbreak
  • 662 (+2) cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 150, or 5%, workplace cluster
  • 645 (+4) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
  • 543 cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 521 cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 514 cases age 80+, or 16%
  • 420 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 386 (+3) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 138 cases age 5 to 19, or 4%
  • 22 (+1) cases under age 5, or 1%

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

  • 37,274 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 111 new cases since July 15
  • 9 more deaths, totalling 2,746
  • 108 cases are hospitalized; 30 in ICU; 21 on ventilators
  • 33,162 resolved, 89% of cases
  • 31,163 more tests completed, with 24,781 awaiting results
  • 0.8% (+0.1% change) positivity of tests July 15

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 381 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 37 active
  • 157 outbreaks at retirement homes, 16 active
  • 95 outbreaks at hospitals, 5 active
  • 1,732 long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,545 cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,280 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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