Newmarket (reported Saturday, July 18, at 5 p.m.)
- 245 cases of COVID-19
- 0 new case since July 17
- 207 cases resolved (84%)
- 16 active cases
- 22 deaths
- 2 hospitalized
- 5 new cases in last 7 days
- 274 cases per 100,000 population
- 1,001 tests July 5 to 12: 6 positive, 991 negative
The Nitty Gritty
- 132 (+1) cases outbreak (54%)
- 46 (+1) cases close contact
- 38 (+1) cases community transmission
- 6 cases under investigation
- 6 cases workplace cluster
- 62 cases age 80+
- 42 cases age 55 to 64
- 38 cases age 65 to 79
- 34 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 Saturday, July 18, at 5 p.m.)
- 3,201 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 3 new cases since July 17
- 2,680 cases resolved (83%)
- 271 (-4) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 250
- 22 cases are hospitalized; 8 patients in ICU
- 352 health-care workers infected
- 90 (+1) workplace cluster locations, 11 active, 589 (+1) cases
Recovery Measures
- 60 (-8) cases reported in last 7 days
- 267 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
- 12 (+1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
- .93 (-.4) 7-day median reproductive number*
- 24% of new cases unknown source of infection
- 9,931 tests July 5 to 12: 88 positive, 9,666 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
The Nitty Gritty
- 1,137 (+10) cases, or 36%, close contact
- 992 (+5) cases, or 31%, institutional outbreak
- 667 (+4) cases, or 21%, community transmission
- 151 (1), or 5%, workplace cluster
- 649 (+1) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
- 544 cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
- 525 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
- 514 cases age 80+, or 16%
- 421 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
- 388 cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
- 138 cases age 5 to 19, or 4%
- 22 cases under age 5, or 1%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 1,399 (+2) cases, 221 active
- Markham 705 cases, 123 active
- Georgina 163 cases, 42 active
- Richmond Hill 351 (+1) cases, 41 active
- Aurora 129 cases, 32 active
- Newmarket 245 cases, 16 active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 85 cases, 12 active
- King 48 cases, 8 active
- East Gwillimbury 70 cases, 7 active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. today):
- 37,604 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 164 new cases since July 17
- 3 more deaths, totalling 2,751
- 101 cases are hospitalized; 34 in ICU; 23 on ventilators
- 33,407 resolved, 88.8% of cases
- 26,890 more tests completed, with 18,081 awaiting results
- 0.7% (+0.2% change) positivity of tests July 17
Today, Ontario is reporting 164 cases of #COVID19, a 0.4% increase. Locally, 28 of Ontario’s 34 public health units are reporting five or fewer cases, with 15 of them reporting no new cases at all. 37 of today’s cases are from Windsor-Essex with 48 from the Peel region.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) July 19, 2020
Institutional Outbreaks
- 383 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 36 active
- 161 outbreaks at retirement homes, 20 active
- 95 outbreaks at hospitals, 4 active
- 1,731 long-term care resident deaths
- 5,549 cases are long-term care residents
- 6,301 cases are health-care workers (16.8%)
