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

1 more case in Newmarket, with 2 active travel cases; 4 new cases in York Region, resolved remain at 85%; Ontario new cases continue to decline, with 70 more yesterday
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Newmarket (reported Friday, Aug. 7, at 5 p.m.)

  • 252 cases of COVID-19
  • 1 new cases since Aug. 6
  • 218 cases resolved (87%)
  • 12 (+1) active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 0 hospitalized
  • 4 new cases in last 7 days
  • 281 cases per 100,000 population
  • 1,132 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 1 positive, 1,130 negative, 1 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 134 cases outbreak (54%)
  • 47 (+1) cases close contact
  • 38 cases community transmission
  • 6 cases under investigation
  • 20 (+2) cases travel
  • cases workplace cluster
  • 62 cases age 80+
  • 42 cases age 55 to 64
  • 40 cases age 65 to 79
  • 35 (+1) cases age 35 to 44
  • 31 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 Friday, Aug. 7 at 5 p.m.)

Recovery Measures

  • 52 (+4) cases reported in last 7 days
  • 276 cases per 100,000 population
  • 6 new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 0.54 (-.010%)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 27% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 10,967 tests July 26 to Aug. 2: 68 positive, 10,886 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

  • 1,205 (+3) cases, or 36%, close contact
  • 1,002 (+3) cases, or 30%, institutional outbreak
  • 693 cases, or 21%, community transmission
  • 192 (+1), or 6%, travel
  • 151, or 5%, workplace cluster
  • 680 cases age 20 to 34, or 20%
  • 557 cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 548 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 513  cases age 80+, or 16%
  • 430 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 1,441 cases, 84 (-2) active
  • Markham 727 (-1) cases, 63 active
  • Richmond Hill 372 (+3) cases, 42 (+1) active
  • Aurora 141 cases, 13 active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 92 cases, 11 active
  • Newmarket 252 (+1) cases, 12 (+1) active
  • Georgina 164 cases, 6 active
  • King 52 (-1) cases, 6 active
  • East Gwillimbury 70 cases, 3 active

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

  • 39,967 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 70 new cases since Aug. 6  
  • 1 more death, totalling 2,784
  • 53 (-13) cases are hospitalized; 27 (-1) in ICU; 12 on ventilators
  • 36,131 resolved, 90.4% of cases
  • 26,008 more tests completed, with 26,273 awaiting results
  • 0.6% (-0.1% change) positivity of tests Aug. 4

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 403 (+1) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 39 (+1) active
  • 173 (+1) outbreaks at retirement homes, 20 (-1) active
  • 98 (+1) outbreaks at hospitals, 4 (+1) active
  • 1,799 long-term care resident deaths
  • 5,901 cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,540 (+3) cases are health-care workers (16.4%)

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Debora Kelly

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Debora Kelly is the editor for AuroraToday and NewmarketToday. 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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