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

2 positive in more than 1,000 tests last week in Newmarket; 8 new cases In York Region, while institutional outbreaks rise; new cases in Ontario drop below 100 for 2nd day, while hospitalizations increase

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Newmarket (reported Monday, Aug. 3, at 5 p.m.)

249 cases of COVID-19
0 new cases since Aug. 2
218 cases resolved (88%)
9 active cases
22 deaths
0 hospitalized
1 new cases in last 7 days
279 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
1,049 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 2 positive, 1,044 negative, 3 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

134 cases outbreak (54%)
46 cases close contact
38 cases community transmission
5 (-1) cases under investigation
7 cases workplace cluster
62 cases age 80+
41 cases age 55 to 64
40 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, Aug. 3 at 5 p.m.)

3,298 confirmed cases of COVID-19
8 new cases since Aug. 2
2,811 cases resolved (85%)
235 (+6) active cases
0 more deaths, totalling 252
15 cases are hospitalized; 6 patients in ICU
388 (+1) health-care workers infected
91 workplace cluster locations, 1 active, 593 cases

Recovery Measures

53 (+5) cases reported in last 7 days
275 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
6 new community cases daily average in last 7 days
0.79 7-day median reproductive number*
27% of new cases unknown source of infection
10,510 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 58 positive, 10,436 negative

*R_t is the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. If above 1.0, the virus will spread quickly. When R_t is below 1.0, the virus stops spreading.

Institutional Outbreaks

73 (+2) institutional outbreaks ; 4 (+2) active
Outbreak declared Aug. 2 at Aptus Treatment Centre, Rockview Gardens, Vaughan, 1 caregiver
Outbreak declared Aug. 1 at Bloomington Cove Care Community, Whitchurch-Stouffville, 1 health-care worker

The Nitty Gritty

1,200 (+5) cases, or 36%, close contact
999 cases, or 30%, institutional outbreak
690 (-1) cases, or 21%, community transmission
191 (+3), or 6%, travel
151 (-1), or 5%, workplace cluster
673 (+3) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
555 (-1) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
545 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
513 cases age 80+, or 16%
430 cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
396 (+1) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
163 (+2) cases age 5 to 19, or 5%
23 cases under age 5, or 1%

Around the region:

Vaughan 1,435 (+4) cases, 87 (+3) active
Markham 726 (+1) cases, 560(+1) active
Richmond Hill 366 (+2) cases, 39 (+2) active
Aurora 141 cases, 14 active
Whitchurch-Stouffville 94 (+1) cases, 11 active
Newmarket 249 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. today):

39,628 confirmed cases of COVID-19
92 new cases since Aug. 2
(88 new cases since Aug. 1)
4 more deaths, totalling 2,782
78 (+6) cases are hospitalized; 28 (+2) in ICU; 15 (+3) on ventilators
35,601 resolved, 89.8% of cases
19,169 more tests completed, with 9,285 awaiting results
0.4% (-0.2% change) positivity of tests Aug. 1

Today, 29 of 34 public health units are reporting five or fewer cases, with 16 of them reporting no new cases. This morning, we announced that Windsor-Essex will remain in Stage 2 as we continue to support local efforts to stop the spread of #COVID19. https://t.co/PE5VOrYzkB
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) August 4, 2020