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

Newmarket reports first active travel case in months; York Region cases exceed 3,300, active cases rise to 237; Ontario reports 86 new cases, resolved reach 90%
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Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 5 p.m.)

  • 249 cases of COVID-19
  • 0 new cases since Aug. 3
  • 218 cases resolved (88%)
  • 9 active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 1 new cases in last 7 days
  • 279 cases per 100,000 population
  • 1,048 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 2 positive, 1,043 negative, 3 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 134 cases outbreak (54%)
  • 46 cases close contact
  • 38 cases community transmission
  • 5 cases under investigation
  • 19 (+1) cases travel
  • 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 Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 5 p.m.)

Recovery Measures

  • 50 (-3) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 275 cases per 100,000 population
  • 5 (-1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 0.73 (-.05%)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 28% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 10,513 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 58 positive, 10,440 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

  • 1,201 (+1) cases, or 36%, close contact
  • 998 (-1) cases, or 30%, institutional outbreak
  • 690 cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 191, or 6%, travel
  • 151, or 5%, workplace cluster
  • 676 (+3) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
  • 556 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 546 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 513  cases age 80+, or 16%
  • 431 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 397 (+1) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 164 (-1) cases age 5 to 19, or 5%
  • 23 cases under age 5, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 1,440 (+5) cases, 89 (+2) active
  • Markham 727 (+1) cases, 61 (+1) active
  • Richmond Hill 367 (+1) cases, 39 active
  • Aurora 141 cases, 14 active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 94 cases, 11 active
  • Newmarket 249 cases, 9 active
  • Georgina 164 cases, 6 (-1) active
  • King 51 cases, 5 active
  • East Gwillimbury 71 cases, 3 active

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

  • 39,714 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 86 new cases since Aug. 3  
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 2,782
  • 66 (-12) cases are hospitalized; 30 (+2) in ICU; 15 on ventilators
  • 35,747 resolved, 90% of cases
  • 17,229 more tests completed, with 16,407 awaiting results
  • 0.7% (+0.2% change) positivity of tests Aug. 3

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 401 (+2) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 40 active
  • 171 outbreaks at retirement homes, 22 (-1) active
  • 97 outbreaks at hospitals, 5 active
  • 1,798 long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,896 cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,482 (+14) 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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