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

2 new cases in Newmarket, totalling 339, of which 30 are active; York Region reports 99 new cases, as medium Rt inches down to 0.95; 704 new cases, 4 more deaths in Ontario
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Newmarket (reported Sunday, Oct. 18 at 5 p.m.)

  • 339 cases of COVID-19
  • 2 new cases since Oct. 17
  • 287 (+1) cases resolved (85%)
  • 30 (+1) active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 3 hospitalized, 1 in ICU
  • 2 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
  • 4 schools under surveillance: Newmarket High; Huron Heights Secondary, Terry Fox P.S., Sir William Mulock Secondary
  • 21 (-4) new cases in last 7 days
  • 380 (+3) cases per 100,000 population
  • 1,465 tests Oct. 4 to 10: 29 positive (2%), 1,434 negative, 2 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 136 cases outbreak, or 40%
  • 91 (+1) cases close contact, or 27%
  • 59 cases community transmission, or 17%
  • 13 cases under investigation, or 5%
  • 24 cases travel, or 7%
  • 11 cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
  • 67 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 20%
  • 62 cases age 80+, or 18%
  • 52 cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 52 (+1) cases age 35 to 44, or 15%
  • 49 cases age 65 to 79, or 14%
  • 39 cases age 45 to 54, or 12%
  • 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 Sunday, Oct. 18 at 5 p.m.)

  • 5,565 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 99 new cases since Oct. 16
  • 4,602 (+50) cases resolved (83%)
  • 699 (+48) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 264
    • An 82-year-old Richmond Hill man passed away Oct.18 at Mackenzie Health (local transmission)
  • 40 cases are hospitalized; 7 (-1) patients in ICU
  • 162 workplace outbreaks, 21 (-3) active, 859 (+6) cases  

Recovery Measures

  • 595 (+30) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 519 (+10) cases per 100,000 population
  • 71 (+2) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • .95 (-0.05)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 46% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 15,692 total tests Oct. 4 to 10: 420 (2.6%) positive, 15,244 negative, 28 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
  • 91 (+2) school cases to date
  • 62 schools under surveillance, 34 active
  • 2 active child care centre outbreaks
  • 8 child care cases to date

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 105 (+1) institutional outbreaks; 24 active
    • Outbreak declared Oct. 18 at Amica Unionville retirement home, Markham (1 resident)
    • 23-day outbreak declared closed at Sunrise of Aurora retirement home (5 residents, 8 caregivers)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 2,262 (+26) cases, or 42%, close contact
  • 1,327 (+26) cases, or 24%, community transmission
  • 1,064 (+3) cases, or 19%, institutional outbreak
  • 258 cases under investigation, or 4%
  • 248 cases, or 5%, travel
  • 234 cases, or 4%, workplace outbreak
  • 1,484 (+29) cases age 19 to 34, or 27%
  • 921 (+13) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 870 (+18) cases age 55 to 64, or 16%
  • 676 (+15) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 599 (+6) cases age 65 to 79, or 11%
  • 589 (+4) cases age 80+, or 11%
  • 195 (+3) cases age 14 to 18, or 4%
  • 177 (+4) cases age 4 to 13, or 3%
  • 54 (+5) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 2,401 (+55) cases, 331 (+32) active
  • Markham 1,280 (+19) cases, 159 (+10) active
  • Richmond Hill 709 (+11) cases, 70 (+1) active
  • King 129 (+3) cases, 31 (+1) active
  • Newmarket 339 (+2) cases, 30 (+1) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 163 (+3) cases, 24 active
  • East Gwillimbury 123 (+2) cases, 23 (+1) active
  • Aurora 224 (+3) cases, 23 (+3) active
  • Georgina 181 (+1) cases, 2 (+1) active

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

  • 65,075 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 704 new cases since Oct. 17
  • 4 more deaths, totalling 3,050
  • 55,978 resolved 86% of cases
  • 252 (+5) cases are hospitalized; 69 (-2) in ICU; 40 (-3) on ventilators*
  • 31,864 more tests completed, with 16,303 awaiting results
  • 2.0% (-0.9%) positivity Oct. 15 no update

*30 hospitals did not submit data

Cases in schools, child care centres and homes 

Institutional Outbreaks 

  • 520 (+4) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 77 (+3) active
  • 244 (+4) outbreaks at retirement homes, 47 (+3) active
  • 114 outbreaks at hospitals, 14 (-1) active
  • 1,980 long-term care resident deaths
  • 6,419 (+17) cases are long-term care residents
  • 7,347 (+24) cases are health-care workers (11.7%) no update

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