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

6 new cases confirmed in Newmarket, as testing positivity rises to 2%; 69 new cases in York Region, as testing positivity jumps to 3%; Ontario is not reporting new cases on the Thanksgiving Monday holiday
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Front line health care worker. Photo: VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation

Newmarket (reported Sunday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m.)

  • 317 cases of COVID-19
  • 6 new cases since Oct. 10
  • 269 cases resolved (87%)
  • 26 (+7) active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 2 (+1) hospitalized
  • 1 institutional outbreak, #2 at Mackenzie Place LTC (1 health-care worker)
  • 19 (+7) new cases in last 7 days
  • 355 (+8) cases per 100,000 population
  • 452 tests Oct. 4 to 10: 7 positive (2%), 445 negative, 0 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 135 cases outbreak, or 43%
  • 79 (+2) cases close contact, or 25%
  • 55 cases community transmission, or 17%
  • 11 cases under investigation, or 3%
  • 24 cases travel, or 8%
  • 11 cases workplace outbreak, or 4%
  • 64 (+2) cases age 19 to 34, 20%
  • 62 cases age 80+, or 20%
  • 49 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 47 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 15%
  • 45 cases age 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 32 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 10%
  • 9 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 3%
  • 8 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 3%
  • 1 case age 0 to 3, or 0%

York Region (reported Sunday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m.)

  • 4,973 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 69 new cases since Oct. 10
  • 4,160 (+70) cases resolved (84%)
  • 555 (-2) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 258
  • 36 (+3) cases are hospitalized; 5 (+1) patients in ICU
  • 156 (+4) workplace outbreaks, 26 active, 803 (+4 )cases  

Recovery Measures

  • 547 (+16) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 462 (+6) cases per 100,000 population
  • 49 (+4) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 1.29 (+0.05)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 45% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 4,310 total tests Oct. 4 to 10: 109 (3%) positive, 4,191 negative, 10 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

  • 0 school outbreaks
  • 0 schools closed
  • 59 (+3) school cases to date
  • 49 (+3) schools under surveillance, 39 (+3) active
  • 0 active child care centre outbreaks
  • 5 child care cases to date

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 94 (+1) institutional outbreaks; 16 active
  • Outbreak declared Oct. 10 at Vita Community Living Services, King Township (1 resident)
  • 15-day outbreak declared closed Oct. 10 at Sunrise of Richmond Hill Retirement Home (1 resident)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 2,012 (+27) cases, or 40%, close contact
  • 1,051 (+2) cases, or 21%, institutional outbreak
  • 1,182 (+18) cases, or 24%, community transmission
  • 215 cases under investigation
  • 242 (+3) cases, or 5%, travel
  • 225 (+1), or 5%, workplace outbreak
  • 1,312 (+22) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 806 (+6) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 771 (+8) cases age 55 to 64, or 16%
  • 597 (+11) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 572 (+6) cases age 80+, or 12%
  • 560 (+3) cases age 65 to 79, or 11%
  • 168 (+4) cases age 14 to 18, or 3%
  • 145 (+7) cases age 4 to 13, or 3%
  • 42 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 2,112 (+23) cases, 229 (-12) active
  • Markham 1,157 (+25) cases, 152 (+8) active
  • Richmond Hill 655 (+6) cases, 85 (-7) active
  • Newmarket 317 (+6) cases, 26 (+7) active
  • Aurora 203 (+3) cases, 23 (+2) active
  • King 101 (+1) cases, 18 active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 140 (+1) cases, 9 (-2) active
  • East Gwillimbury 99 (+2) cases, 6 (+2) active
  • Georgina 179 (+2) cases, 2 active

Ontario (No update on Thanksgiving Monday, below are previously reported Oct. 11 numbers):

  • 59,139 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 649 new cases since Oct. 10
  • 1 more death, totalling 3,005
  • 50,437 resolved 85.0% of cases
  • 217 (+4) cases are hospitalized; 51 (+2) in ICU; 32 (+3) on ventilators
  • 44,138 more tests completed, with 45,837 awaiting results
  • 2.0% (-0.1%) positivity Oct. 7 (no update)

Cases in schools, child care centres and homes 

  • No weekend updates provided

Institutional Outbreaks 

  • 493 (+4) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 54 (+2) active
  • 233 (+2) outbreaks at retirement homes, 43 (+2) active
  • 106 outbreaks at hospitals, 9 active
  • 1,961 long-term care resident deaths
  • 6,301 (+5) cases are long-term care residents
  • 7,123 (+43) cases are health-care workers (12.3%) (no update)

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