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

Newmarket holds steady at 14 active cases; 8 new cases in York Region, median Rt value rises to 1.17; Ontario reports 138 new cases, hospitalizations drop below 100
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Newmarket (reported Friday, July 24, at 5 p.m.)

  • 248 cases of COVID-19
  • 0 new cases since July 23
  • 212 cases resolved (85%)
  • 14 active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 4 (-1) new cases in last 7 days
  • 278 cases per 100,000 population
  • 1,002 tests July 12 to 19: 7 positive, 993 negative

The Nitty Gritty

  • 134 cases outbreak (54%)
  • 46 cases close contact
  • 40 cases community transmission
  • 5 cases under investigation
  • 7 cases workplace cluster
  • 62 cases age 80+
  • 41 cases age 55 to 64
  • 39 cases age 65 to 79
  • 34 cases age 35 to 44
  • 30 cases age 20 to 34
  • 27 cases age 45 to 54
  • 13 cases age 5 to 19
  • 2 cases under age 5

York Region (reported Friday, July 24, at 5 p.m.)

Recovery Measures

  • 54 (-2) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 271 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 9 (+1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 1.17 (+.09)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 15% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 10,732 tests July 12 to 19: 85 positive, 10,637 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

  • 1,169 (+7) cases, or 36%, close contact
  • 1,000 (+3) cases, or 31%, institutional outbreak
  • 682 (+2) cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 152, or 5%, workplace cluster
  • 663 (+4) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
  • 550 cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 535 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 514 cases age 80+, or 16%
  • 424 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 391 cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 150 cases age 5 to 19, or 5%
  • 23 cases under age 5, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 1,427 (+7) cases, 107 (+5) active
  • Markham 716 (-1) cases, 70 (-1) active
  • Richmond Hill 356 cases, 34 active
  • Newmarket 248 cases, 14 active
  • Aurora 130 cases, 11 active
  • Georgina 164 cases, 7 active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 86 (+1) cases, 7 (+1) active
  • King 49 cases, 4 active
  • East Gwillimbury 70 cases, 3 active

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

  • 38,543 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 138 new cases since July 23
  • 1 more death, totalling 2,759
  • 97 (-44) cases are hospitalized; 30 (-1) in ICU; 21 (+1) on ventilators
  • 34,240 resolved, 88.8% of cases
  • 29,904 more tests completed, with 26,068 awaiting results
  • .6% (+0.3% change) positivity of tests July 23

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 385 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 34 active
  • 166 (+1) outbreaks at retirement homes, 25 (+1) active
  • 96 (+1) outbreaks at hospitals, 4 active
  • 1,791 long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,884 (+3) cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,386 (+20) cases are health-care workers (16.6%)

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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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