Newmarket (reported Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.)
- 298 cases of COVID-19
- 5 new cases since Oct. 1
- 253 cases resolved (85%)
- 23 (+5) active cases
- 22 deaths
- 1 hospitalized
- 20 (+4) new cases in last 7 days
- 334 (+6) cases per 100,000 population
- 1,567 tests Sept. 20 to 26: 5 positive (0% positivity), 1,560 negative, 2 indeterminate
The Nitty Gritty
- 134 cases outbreak, or 45%
- 69 (+4) cases close contact, or 23%
- 51 (+1) cases community transmission, or 17%
- 8 cases under investigation, or 3%
- 24 cases travel, or 8%
- 10 cases workplace cluster, or 3%
- 62 cases age 80+, or 21%
- 57 (+4) cases age 19 to 34, 19%
- 46 cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
- 44 cases age 65 to 79, or 15%
- 42 cases age 35 to 44, or 14%
- 32 cases age 45 to 54, or 11%
- 7 cases age 4 to 13, or 2%
- 7 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 2%
- 1 case age 0 to 3, or 0%
York Region (reported Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.)
- 4,356 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 43 new cases since Oct. 1
- 3,708 (+20) cases resolved (85%)
- 392 (+17) active cases
- 1 more deaths, totalling 256*
- 22 (+1) cases are hospitalized; 3 patients in ICU
- 133 (+3) workplace outbreaks, 16 (+2) active, 740 (+16) cases
*A Markham man, 98, passed away Oct. 1 at Yee Hong Ho Lai Oi Wan Centre LTC, Markham
Recovery Measures
- 314 (-6) new cases reported in last 7 days
- 363 (+3) cases per 100,000 population
- 39 (+5) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
- 1.26 (-0.16) 7-day median reproductive number*
- 39% of new cases unknown source of infection
- 16,656 total tests Sept. 20 to 26: 319 (2%) positive, 16,296 negative, 41 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
- 36 (+5) school cases to date
- 29 (+7) schools under surveillance, 22 active
- 0 active child care centre outbreaks
Institutional Outbreaks
- 86 (+1) institutional outbreaks; 9 (+1) active
- Outbreak #2 declared Oct. 1 at Mackenzie Place Long Term Care Home, Newmarket (1 health-care worker)
The Nitty Gritty
- 1,721 (+21) cases, or 40%, close contact
- 1,039 (+2) cases, or 24%, institutional outbreak
- 1,011 (+19) cases, or 23%, community transmission
- 111 cases under investigation
- 237 cases, or 6%, travel
- 205 (+4), or 5%, workplace cluster
- 1,120 (+17) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
- 709 (+7) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
- 689 (+4) cases age 55 to 64, or 16%
- 548 (+1) cases age 80+, or 13%
- 518 (+2) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
- 509 (+3) cases age 65 to 79, or 12%
- 131 (+3) cases age 14 to 18, or 3%
- 96 cases age 4 to 13, or 2%
- 36 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 1,849 (+14) cases, 163 (+5) active
- Markham 985 (+10) cases, 77 (+2) active
- Richmond Hill 565 (+8) cases, 74 (+6) active
- Newmarket 298 (+5) cases, 23 (+5) active
- Aurora 182 (+1) cases, 17 (+1) active
- King 82 (+2) cases, 14 (+2) active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 122 (+1) cases, 11 (+1) active
- Georgina 174 cases, 5 (-1) active
- East Gwillimbury 95 (+1) cases, 5 active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. today):
- 53,633 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 653 new cases since Sept. 30
- 4 +37 (data remediation) more deaths, totalling 2,968*
- 45,285 resolved 84.4% of cases
- 155 (-12) cases are hospitalized; 41 (+3) in ICU; 23 (+2) on ventilators
- 46,254 more tests completed, with 91,322 awaiting results
- 1.3% (-0.2%) positivity Oct. 1
*37 deaths reported for Toronto Public Health cases last spring and summer have been included as a result of data review
Cases in schools, child care centres and homes
- Full daily update here
Institutional Outbreaks
- 471 (+3) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 40 (-2) active
- 215 (+1) outbreaks at retirement homes, 31 (-2) active
- 103 (+3) outbreaks at hospitals, 7 (+3) active
- 1,948 (+39) long-term care resident deaths
- 6,207 (+41) cases are long-term care residents
- 6,769 cases are health-care workers (12.8%)
