Newmarket (reported Monday, Aug. 24, at 5 p.m.)
- 258 cases of COVID-19
- 0 new cases since Aug. 23
- 230 cases resolved (90%)
- 6 active cases
- 22 deaths
- 1 hospitalized
- 3 new cases in last 7 days
- 289 cases per 100,000 population
- 436 tests Aug. 16 to 23: 4 positive, 431 negative, 1 indeterminate
The Nitty Gritty
- 134 cases outbreak (53%)
- 50 cases close contact (19%)
- 40 (+2) cases community transmission (16%)
- 2 cases under investigation
- 21 cases travel
- 7 cases workplace cluster
- 62 cases age 80+
- 42 cases age 55 to 64
- 41 cases age 65 to 79
- 38 cases age 35 to 44
- 33 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. 24 at 5 p.m.)
- 3,404 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 12 new cases since Aug. 23
- 3,030 (+7) cases resolved (89%)
- 121 (+5) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 253
- 9 cases are hospitalized; 4 patients in ICU
- 387 (+1) health-care workers infected
- 97 (+1) workplace cluster locations, 5 active, 616 (+2) cases
Recovery Measures
- 51 (+8) cases reported in last 7 days
- 284 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
- 5 (+1) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
- 0.94 (-.14) 7-day median reproductive number*
- 48% of new cases unknown source of infection
- 3,739 tests Aug. 16 to 23: 17 positive, 3,739 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
- 74 (+1) institutional outbreaks; 1 active
- Outbreak declared on Monday, Aug. 24, at Cobblestone Lodge, Aurora, 1 caregiver
The Nitty Gritty
- 1,242 (-1) cases, or 37%, close contact
- 1,004 (+1) cases, or 30%, institutional outbreak
- 722 (+6) cases, or 21%, community transmission
- 207 (+3), or 6%, travel
- 151, or 5%, workplace cluster
- 698 (+2) cases age 20 to 34, or 21%
- 574 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
- 562 (+3) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
- 514 cases age 80+, or 15%
- 442 (+3) cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
- 411 (+1) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
- 178 (+2) cases age 5 to 19, or 5%
- 25 cases under age 5, or 1%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 1,475 (+5) cases, 46 (+3) active
- Markham 756 (+6) cases, 38 (+3) active
- Richmond Hill 383 cases, 19 active
- Newmarket 258 cases, 6 active
- King 55 cases, 3 (-1) active
- Aurora 143 cases, 3 active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 95 cases, 3 active
- East Gwillimbury 72 cases, 2 active
- Georgina 165 cases, 1 active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. today):
- 41,607 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 100 new cases since Aug. 23
- 2 more deaths, totalling 2,800
- 39 (-1) cases are hospitalized; 13 (+1) in ICU; 10 (+3) on ventilators
- 37,748 resolved, 90.7% of cases
- 20,013 more tests completed, with 17,259 awaiting results
- 0.5% (-0.1% change) positivity of tests Aug. 20 (update not available)
Institutional Outbreaks (Aug. 25 update not currently available)
- 409 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 11 active
- 177 outbreaks at retirement homes, 12 active
- 99 outbreaks at hospitals, 3 active
- 1,804 long-term care resident deaths
- 5,924 cases are long-term care residents
- 6,649 cases are health-care workers (16.1%)
