Newmarket (reported Sunday, Aug. 2, at 5 p.m.)
- 249 cases of COVID-19
- 1 new cases since Aug. 1
- 218 (+1) cases resolved (88%)
- 9 active cases
- 22 deaths
- 0 hospitalized
- 1 new cases in last 7 days
- 930 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 2 positive, 952 negative, 3 indeterminate
The Nitty Gritty
- 134 cases outbreak (54%)
- 46 cases close contact
- 38 cases community transmission
- 6 (+1) cases under investigation
- 7 cases workplace cluster
- 62 cases age 80+
- 41 cases age 55 to 64
- 40 (+1) 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 Sunday, Aug. 2 at 5 p.m.)
- 3,291 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 4 new cases since Aug. 1
- 2,810 cases resolved (85%)
- 229 (-4) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 252
- 15 (+1) cases are hospitalized; 6 patients in ICU
- 387 (+29) health-care workers infected
- 91 workplace cluster locations, 1 active, 593 cases
Recovery Measures
- 48 (-4) cases reported in last 7 days
- 274 cases per 100,000 population
- 6 (+1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
- 0.79 (+.06) 7-day median reproductive number*
- 26% of new cases unknown source of infection
- 9,546 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 53 positive, 9,477 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
- 1,195 (+3) cases, or 36%, close contact
- 999 (+1) cases, or 30%, institutional outbreak
- 691 (+4) cases, or 21%, community transmission
- 188 (+1), or 6%, travel
- 152, or 5%, workplace cluster
- 670 (-2) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
- 556 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
- 543 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
- 513 cases age 80+, or 16%
- 430 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
- 395 cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
- 161 (+2) cases age 5 to 19, or 5%
- 23 (-1) cases under age 5, or 1%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 1,431 (11) cases, 84 (-5) active
- Markham 725 (+1) cases, 59 (+1) active
- Richmond Hill 364 cases, 37 active
- Aurora 141 (+1) cases, 14 (+1) active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 93 cases, 11 (-1) active
- Newmarket 249 (+1) cases, 9 active
- Georgina 164 cases, 7 active
- King 51 cases, 5 active
- East Gwillimbury 71 cases, 3 active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 2, no update for Aug.3):
- 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%)
