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

1 more case confirmed for Newmarket, as community transmission cases inch upwards; 20 new cases in York Region, hospitalizations hold at 14; Ontario reports 425 new cases, of which 67% are aged under 40
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Newmarket (reported Sunday, Sept. 20 at 5 p.m.)

  • 269 cases of COVID-19
  • 1 new cases since Sept. 19
  • 239 cases resolved (89%)
  • 8 active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 1 hospitalized
  • 6 new cases in last 7 days
  • 301 (+3) cases per 100,000 population
  • 614 tests Sept. 13 to 19: 0 positive, 612 negative, 2 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 134 cases outbreak, or 50%
  • 54 (+1) cases close contact, or 20%
  • 49 (+2) cases community transmission, or 18%
  • 2 cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 21 cases travel, or 8%
  • 7 cases workplace cluster
  • 62 cases age 80+, or 23%
  • 43 cases age 55 to 64, or 16%
  • 42 cases age 65 to 79, or 16%
  • 40 (-1) cases age 19 to 34, 15%
  • 39 cases age 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 30 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 11%
  • 7 cases age 4 to 13, or 3%
  • 5 cases age 14 to 18, or 2%
  • 1 case age 0 to 3, or 0%

York Region (reported Sunday, Sept. 20 at 5 p.m.)

  • 3,876 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 20 new cases since Sept. 19
  • 3,342 (+10) cases resolved (86%)
  • 281 (+8) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 253
  • 14 cases are hospitalized; 3 patients in ICU
  • 391 health-care workers infected
  • 115 (+3) workplace cluster locations, 10 (-1) active, 669 (+7) cases 

Recovery Measures

  • 227 (+2) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 323 (+5) cases per 100,000 population
  • 20 (+3) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 1.08 (-0.10)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 42% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 7,356 total tests Sept. 13 to 19: 91 positive, 7,257 negative, 8 indeterminate

*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.

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • Full daily update here
  • 0 school outbreaks
  • 0 schools closed
  • 10 (+1) cases in schools under surveillance
  • 2 active child care centre outbreaks

Institutional Outbreaks

The Nitty Gritty

  • 1,519 (+28) cases, or 39%, close contact
  • 1,010 (+1) cases, or 26%, institutional outbreak
  • 861 (+11) cases, or 22%, community transmission
  • 224 (+1), or 6%, travel
  • 151, or 4%, workplace cluster
  • 941 (+5) cases age 19 to 34, or 24%
  • 628 (+3) cases age 55 to 64, or 16%
  • 636 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 528 (+2) cases age 80+, or 14%
  • 472 cases age 65 to 79, or 12%
  • 455 (+4) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 111 cases age 14 to 18, or 3%
  • 73 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 2%
  • 32 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 1,653 (+8) cases, 116 (+4) active
  • Markham 879 (+3) cases, 64 (+2) active
  • Richmond Hill 484 (+5) cases, 58 (+2) active
  • East Gwillimbury 86 (+1) cases, 11 active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 109 (+1) cases, 9 active
  • King 64 cases, 8 (-1) active
  • Newmarket 269 (+1) cases, 8 active
  • Aurora 162 cases, 6 active
  • Georgina 168 cases, 0 active

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

  • 47,274 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 425 new cases since Sept. 19
  • 2 new deaths, totalling 2,829
  • 41,146 resolved 87% of cases
  • 65 (+2) cases are hospitalized; 22 (-1) in ICU; 12 (+2) on ventilators
  • 31,753 more tests completed, with 32,489 awaiting results
  • 1.4% (+0.1%) positivity Sept. 17 (no update)

Cases in schools, child care centres and homes 

Institutional Outbreaks 

  • 447 outbreaks at long-term care homes, 23 (-1) active
  • 198 (+1) outbreaks at retirement homes, 20 (+1) active
  • 98 outbreaks at hospitals, 2 active
  • 1,824 long-term care resident deaths
  • 6,025 (+1) cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,877 cases are health-care workers (14.9%) 

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