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

3 new cases in Newmarket, 27 in last 7 days; new cases jump to 96 in York Region, of which 35 are in Vaughan, 30 in Markham, 10 in Aurora; Ontario reports 805 new cases, marking 6th day of daily cases of more than 700

Newmarket (reported Friday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m.)

336 cases of COVID-19
3 new cases since Oct. 15
286 (+1) cases resolved (85%)
28 active cases
22 deaths
3 hospitalized, 1 in ICU
2 (+1) institutional outbreaks, #2 at Mackenzie Place LTC (1 health-care worker); #2 at Vita Community Living Dufferin (1 resident)
1 child care centre outbreak: Magic Kingdom Learning Centre, Church Street
3 schools under surveillance: Huron Heights Secondary, Terry Fox P.S., Sir William Mulock Secondary
27 (+1) new cases in last 7 days
376 (+1) cases per 100,000 population
1,463 tests Oct. 4 to 10: 29 positive (2%), 1,432 negative, 2 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

136 cases outbreak, or 40%
90 (+4) cases close contact, or 27%
57 (-2) cases community transmission, or 18%
13 cases under investigation, or 5%
24 cases travel, or 7%
11 cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
66 (-1) cases age 19 to 34, 20%
62 cases age 80+, or 18%
52 cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
51 cases age 35 to 44, or 15%
49 cases age 65 to 79, or 15%
38 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 11%
9 cases age 4 to 13, or 3%
8 cases age 14 to 18, or 2%
1 case age 0 to 3, or 0%

York Region (reported Friday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m.)

5,374 confirmed cases of COVID-19
96 new cases since Oct. 15
4,467 (+56) cases resolved (85%)
644 (+38) active cases
2 more deaths, totalling 263
- A 68-year-old Richmond Hill man passed away Oct. 14 at Mackenzie Health, Richmond Hill (Mackenzie Health outbreak)
- A 90-year-old Vaughan man passed away Oct. 14 at Mackenzie Health, Richmond Hill (local transmission)
38 cases are hospitalized; 7 patients in ICU
160 (-1) workplace outbreaks, 22 (-1) active, 843 (+8) cases

Recovery Measures

560 (+11) new cases reported in last 7 days
500 (+9) cases per 100,000 population
76 (+4) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
1.10 (-0.08) 7-day median reproductive number*
42% of new cases unknown source of infection
15,674 total tests Oct. 4 to 10: 420 (3%) positive, 15,230 negative, 24 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 report here
3 school outbreaks
2 schools closed
83 (+3) school cases to date
59 (+1) schools under surveillance, 32 (+1) active
1 active child care centre outbreaks
6 child care cases to date

Institutional Outbreaks

104 (+3) institutional outbreaks; 25 (+2) active
- Outbreak declared Oct. 16 at Mon Sheong Private Care retirement home, Markham (1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak #2 declared Oct. 15 at Vita Community Living – Dufferin, Newmarket (1 resident)
- Outbreak declared Oct. 15 at Amica Thornhill retirement home, Vaughan (2 residents)

The Nitty Gritty