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

Newmarket active cases drop to single digits; new cases spike by 21 in York Region, 1 more death; Ontario reports 116 new cases, surpassing 100 for 3rd day in a row
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Newmarket (reported Saturday, Aug. 1, at 5 p.m.)

  • 248 cases of COVID-19
  • 0 new cases since July 31
  • 217 (+1) cases resolved (88%)
  • 9 active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 0 new cases in last 7 days
  • 278 cases per 100,000 population
  • 955 tests July 19 to 26: 1 positive, 952 negative, 2 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 134 cases outbreak (54%)
  • 46 cases close contact
  • 38 (-2) cases community transmission
  • 5 (+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 Saturday, Aug. 1, at 5 p.m.)

* A Markham man, 63, on Thursday, July 30 at Markham Stouffville Hospital of a close contact case.   

Recovery Measures

  • 52 (+12) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 274 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 5 (-2) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 0.73  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 32% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 10,249 tests July 19 to 26: 56 positive, 10,179 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

  • 71 (+1) institutional outbreaks; 2 active
  • Outbreak resolved Aug. 1 at Sunrise of Thornhill retirement home, Vaughan
  • Outbreak declared July 31 at TLK Youth Social Services Organization, Richmond Hill, 1 health-care worker

The Nitty Gritty

  • 1,192 (+4) cases, or 36%, close contact
  • 998 (-1) cases, or 30%, institutional outbreak
  • 687 (-2) cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 187 (-1), or 6%, travel
  • 152, or 5%, workplace cluster
  • 672 (+4) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
  • 555 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 542 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 513 (-2) cases age 80+, or 16%
  • 429 cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 395 cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 159 (+6) cases age 5 to 19, or 5%
  • 24 (+1) cases under age 5, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 1,432 (+1) cases, 89 (-1) active
  • Markham 724 (+2) cases, 58 (-2) active
  • Richmond Hill 364 (+5) cases, 37 (+7) active
  • Aurora 140 (+2) cases, 13 (+1) active
  • Newmarket 248 cases, 9 (-1) active
  • Georgina 164 cases, 7 active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 93 (+5) cases, 12 (+5) active
  • King 51 (+1) cases, 5 active
  • East Gwillimbury 71 cases, 3 active

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

  • 39,449 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 116 new cases since July 31
  • 1 more death, totalling 2,778
  • 72 (-1) cases are hospitalized; 26 (-1) in ICU; 12 (+2) on ventilators
  • 35,359 resolved, 89.6% of cases
  • 30,443 more tests completed, with 17,839 awaiting results
  • 0.6% (+0.1% change) positivity of tests July 31

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 396 (+3) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 37 (+3) active
  • 170 (+1) outbreaks at retirement homes, 24 (-1) active
  • 97 outbreaks at hospitals, 5 active
  • 1,797 (+2) long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,894 (+3) cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,461 (+11) cases are health-care workers (16.4%)

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Debora Kelly

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Debora Kelly is NewmarketToday's editor. 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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