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

1 more case in Newmarket, boosting active cases to 15; 44 new cases in York Region, as workplace cases soar, ages 19 to 34 cases surpass 1,000; Ontario reports 435 new cases, with 68,040 tests awaiting results
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Newmarket (reported Friday, Sept. 25 at 5 p.m.)

  • 278 cases of COVID-19
  • 1 new cases since Sept. 24
  • 241 cases resolved (87%)
  • 15 (+1) active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 3 hospitalized
  • 11 (-1) new cases in last 7 days
  • 311 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
  • 1,382 tests Sept. 13 to 19: 9 positive, 1,371 negative, 2 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 134 cases outbreak, or 48%
  • 58 (-3) cases close contact, or 21%
  • 49 (-1) cases community transmission, or 18%
  • 1 cases under investigation, or 2%
  • 23 cases travel, or 8%
  • 10 (+4) cases workplace cluster
  • 62 cases age 80+, or 22%
  • 44 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 16%
  • 44 cases age 55 to 64, or 16%
  • 43 cases age 65 to 79, or 15%
  • 40 cases age 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 31 cases age 45 to 54, or 11%
  • 7 cases age 4 to 13, or 3%
  • 6 cases age 14 to 18, or 2%
  • 1 case age 0 to 3, or 0%

York Region (reported Friday, Sept. 25 at 5 p.m.)

  • 4,045 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 44 new cases since Sept. 24
  • 3,460 (+23) cases resolved (86%)
  • 330 (+21) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 255
  • 16 cases are hospitalized; 2 patients in ICU
  • 391 health-care workers infected
  • 120 workplace cluster locations, 11 active, 678 cases

Recovery Measures

  • 227 (+17) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 337 (+4) cases per 100,000 population
  • 31 new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 1.25 (+0.01)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 33% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 15,440 total tests Sept. 13 to 19: 211 positive, 15,213 negative, 16 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
  • 1 school outbreak
  • 0 schools closed
  • 8 (-2) cases in schools under surveillance
  • 2 active child care centre outbreaks

Institutional Outbreaks

The Nitty Gritty

  • 1,582 (-12) cases, or 39%, close contact
  • 1,013 (+1) cases, or 25%, institutional outbreak
  • 909 (+5) cases, or 23%, community transmission
  • 227 (-1), or 6%, travel
  • 181 (+32), or 4%, workplace cluster
  • 1,007 (+15) cases age 19 to 34, or 25%
  • 661 (+6) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 651 (+10) cases age 55 to 64, or 16%
  • 533 (+1) cases age 80+, or 13%
  • 486 (+3) cases age 65 to 79, or 12%
  • 476 (+5) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 117 (+3) cases age 14 to 18, or 3%
  • 81 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 2%
  • 33 cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 1,730 (+23) cases, 149 (+15) active
  • Markham 925 (+13) cases, 74 (+7) active
  • Richmond Hill 501 (+3) cases, 50 (-2) active
  • Newmarket 278 (+1) cases, 15 (+1) active
  • East Gwillimbury 90 cases, 12 (-1) active
  • Aurora 170 cases, 12 (-1) active
  • King 67 (+1) cases, 8 (-1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 111 (+1) cases, 6 (+1) active
  • Georgina 172 (+2) cases, 4 (+2) active

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

  • 49,340 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 435 new cases since Sept. 24
  • 0 new deaths, totalling 2,837
  • 42,507 resolved 86.2% of cases
  • 100 (+14) cases are hospitalized; 28 (+3) in ICU; 15 (+2) on ventilators
  • 43,238 more tests completed, with 68,040 awaiting results
  • 1.0% (0.0%) positivity Sept. 24 

Cases in schools, child care centres and homes 

  • Full daily update here 

Institutional Outbreaks 

  • 454 (+3) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 33 (+3) active
  • 204 (+1) outbreaks at retirement homes, 25 (+1) active
  • 100 outbreaks at hospitals, 4 active
  • 1,831 long-term care resident deaths
  • 6,049 (+2) cases are long-term care residents
  • 6,936  (+15) cases are health-care workers (14.2%) 

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