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

2 more cases in Newmarket, active cases drop to 24; 75 new cases in York Region, as test numbers drop and positivity increases to 4%; Ontario reports 821 cases, 3 more deaths, while test numbers drop to 24,000

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Newmarket (reported Monday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m.)

341 cases of COVID-19
2 new cases since Oct. 18
295 (+8) cases resolved (87%)
24 (-6) 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 new cases in last 7 days
382 (+2) cases per 100,000 population
895 tests Oct. 11 to 17: 14 positive (2%), 879 negative, 2 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

136 cases outbreak, or 40%
92 (+1) cases close contact, or 27%
61 (+2) cases community transmission, or 17%
12 cases under investigation, or 5%
24 cases travel, or 7%
11 cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
68 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 20%
62 cases age 80+, or 18%
53 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 16%
52 cases age 35 to 44, or 15%
49 cases age 65 to 79, or 14%
39 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 Monday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m.)

5,639 confirmed cases of COVID-19
75 new cases since Oct. 17
4,696 (+94) cases resolved (83%)
679 (-20) active cases
0 more deaths, totalling 264
43 (+3) cases are hospitalized; 7 patients in ICU
163 (+1) workplace outbreaks, 24 (+3) active, 864 (+5) cases

Recovery Measures

628 (+33) new cases reported in last 7 days
527 (+8) cases per 100,000 population
68 (-3) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
0.94 (-0.01) 7-day median reproductive number*
44% of new cases unknown source of infection
11,423 total tests Oct. 11 to 17: 475 (4%) positive, 10,930 negative, 18 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
94 (+3) school cases to date
65 (+3) schools under surveillance, 37 (+3) active
2 active child care centre outbreaks
8 child care cases to date

Institutional Outbreaks

106 (+1) institutional outbreaks; 25 (+1) active
- Outbreak declared Oct. 18 at Chartwell Pine Grove Long Term Care Residence, Vaughan (2 health-care workers)

The Nitty Gritty