Newmarket (reported Thursday, Aug. 6, at 5 p.m.)
- 251 cases of COVID-19
- 2 new cases since Aug. 5
- 218 cases resolved (87%)
- 11 active cases
- 22 deaths
- 0 hospitalized
- 3 new cases in last 7 days
- 281 (+2) cases per 100,000 population
- 1,094 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 1 positive, 1,092 negative, 1 indeterminate
The Nitty Gritty
- 134 cases outbreak (54%)
- 46 cases close contact
- 38 cases community transmission
- 7 (+2) cases under investigation
- 19 cases travel
- 7 cases workplace cluster
- 62 cases age 80+
- 42 (+1) cases age 55 to 64
- 40 cases age 65 to 79
- 34 cases age 35 to 44
- 31 (+1) 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 Thursday, Aug. 6 at 5 p.m.)
- 3,308 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 6 new cases since Aug. 5
- 2,816 (+3) cases resolved (85%)
- 240 (+2) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 252
- 15 (-1) cases are hospitalized; 6 (-1) patients in ICU
- 388 health-care workers infected
- 91 workplace cluster locations, 1 active, 593 cases
Recovery Measures
- 48 (+2) cases reported in last 7 days
- 276 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
- 6 (+1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
- 0.64 (-.06%) 7-day median reproductive number*
- 24% of new cases unknown source of infection
- 10,808 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 68 positive, 10,727 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
- 73 institutional outbreaks; 3 (-1) active
- Outbreak #2 resolved Aug. 6 at Villa Leonardo Gambin Long-term Care, Vaughan
The Nitty Gritty
- 1,202 (+7) cases, or 36%, close contact
- 999 cases, or 30%, institutional outbreak
- 693 cases, or 21%, community transmission
- 191 (-1), or 6%, travel
- 151, or 5%, workplace cluster
- 680 (+2) cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
- 557 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
- 546 cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
- 513 cases age 80+, or 16%
- 430 cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
- 396 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 1,439 cases, 86 (-2) active
- Markham 728 (+2) cases, 63 (+2) active
- Richmond Hill 369 (+3) cases, 41 (+2) active
- Aurora 141 cases, 13 (-1) active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 92 cases, 11 active
- Newmarket 251 (+2) cases,11 (+2) active
- Georgina 164 cases, 6 active
- King 53 cases, 6 active
- East Gwillimbury 70 cases, 3 active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. today):
- 39,897 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 88 new cases since Aug. 5
- 0 more deaths, totalling 2,783
- 66 (-6) cases are hospitalized; 28 (-1) in ICU; 12 (-1) on ventilators
- 36,024 resolved, 90.3% of cases
- 25,136 more tests completed, with 25,077 awaiting results
- 0.6% (-0.1% change) positivity of tests Aug. 4
Institutional Outbreaks
- 402 (+1) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 38 (-1) active
- 172 (+2) outbreaks at retirement homes, 21 (+1) active
- 97 outbreaks at hospitals, 3 (-1) active
- 1,799 (+1) long-term care resident deaths
- 5,901 (+2) cases are long-term care residents
- 6,537 (+25) cases are health-care workers (16.4%)