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

Newmarket's active cases drop to 10; 3 new cases in York Region, median Rt inches down to .98; 111 new cases in Ontario, hospitalizations remain below 100
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Newmarket (reported Monday, July 27, at 5 p.m.)

  • 248 cases of COVID-19
  • 0 new cases since July 26
  • 216 (+2) cases resolved (86%)
  • 10 (-2) active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 1 (-2) new cases in last 7 days
  • 278 cases per 100,000 population
  • 907 tests July 19 to 26: 1 positive, 905 negative

The Nitty Gritty

  • 134 cases outbreak (54%)
  • 46 cases close contact
  • 40 cases community transmission
  • 4 (-1) 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 Monday, July 27, at 5 p.m.)

Recovery Measures

  • 42 (-8) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 271 cases per 100,000 population
  • 8 (-1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 0.98 (-.04)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 20% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 9,799 tests July 19 to 26: 56 ositive, 9,734 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

  • 1,175 (+5) cases, or 36%, close contact
  • 1,000 (-1) cases, or 31%, institutional outbreak
  • 684 cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 187 (+1), or 6%, travel
  • 152, or 5%, workplace cluster
  • 664 (-1) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
  • 551 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 534 (-1) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 515 cases age 80+, or 16%
  • 426 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 392 (+1) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 151 cases age 5 to 19, or 5%
  • 23 cases under age 5, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 1,425 (-2) cases, 97 (-1) active
  • Markham 721 (+1) cases, 63 (-1) active
  • Richmond Hill 356 cases, 31 active
  • Newmarket 248 cases, 10 (-2) active
  • Aurora 132 (+1) cases, 8 active
  • Georgina 164 cases, 7 active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 86 cases, 6 active
  • King 50 (+1) cases, 5 (+1) active
  • East Gwillimbury 70 cases, 3 active

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

  • 38,910 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 111 new cases since July 26
  • 4 more deaths, totalling 2,768
  • 96 (+14) cases are hospitalized; 31 (+1) in ICU; 18 on ventilators
  • 34,567 resolved, 88.8% of cases
  • 17,334 more tests completed, with 12,919 awaiting results
  • 0.7% (+0.1% change) positivity of tests July 26

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 387 (+1) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 32 active
  • 167 outbreaks at retirement homes, 25 active
  • 96 outbreaks at hospitals, 4 active
  • 1,793 (+1) long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,885 (+1) cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,410 cases are health-care workers (16.5%)

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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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