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

6 new cases in Newmarket, testing positivity jumps to 3%; 116 more cases, 1 more local transmission death in York Region; Ontario reports 851 new cases, 6 more deaths, as 7-day average reaches record high

Newmarket (reported Sunday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m.)

368 cases of COVID-19
6 new cases since Oct. 24
316 (+3) cases resolved (86%)
30 (+3) active cases
22 deaths
2 hospitalized, 1 in ICU
1 institutional outbreak: outbreak #2 at Vita Community Living (3 residents, 7 staff)
4 schools under surveillance: Newmarket High; Huron Heights Secondary, Terry Fox P.S., Sir William Mulock Secondary
29 (+4) new cases in last 7 days
412 (+6) cases per 100,000 population
1,208 tests Oct. 18 to 24: 31 positive (3%), 1,176 negative, 1 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

136 cases outbreak, or 37%
99 (+3) cases close contact, or 27%
77 (+4) cases community transmission, or 21%
15 cases under investigation, or 5%
24 cases travel, or 7%
11 cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
76 (+3) cases age 19 to 34, 21%
63 (+1) cases age 80+, or 17%
57 cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
55 (+1) cases age 35 to 44, or 15%
50 (+1)cases age 65 to 79, or 14%
47 cases age 45 to 54, or 12%
10 cases age 14 to 18, or 3%
9 cases age 4 to 13, or 2%
1 case age 0 to 3, or 0%

York Region (reported Sunday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m.)

6,232 confirmed cases of COVID-19
116 new cases since Oct. 24
5,150 (+81) cases resolved (83%)
814 (+34) active cases
1 more death, totalling 268
- A 98-year-old Markham man passed away Oct. 21 at Yee Hong Ho Lai Oi Wan Centre LTC, Markham (local transmission)
44 (+1) cases are hospitalized; 6 patients in ICU
171 (+3) workplace outbreaks, 17 active, 893 (+11) cases

Recovery Measures

671 (+22) new cases reported in last 7 days
582 (+12) cases per 100,000 population
87 new community cases daily average in last 7 days
1.19 (+0.03) 7-day median reproductive number*
32% of new cases unknown source of infection
15,288 total tests Oct. 18 to 24: 685 (4%) positive, 14,580 negative, 23 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
4 school outbreaks
2 schools closed
117 (+9) school cases to date
82 (+5) schools under surveillance, 52 (+5) active
6 (+1) active child care centre outbreaks
15 (+1) child care cases to date

Institutional Outbreaks

110 institutional outbreaks; 20 (-2) active
- 44-day outbreak #2 closed Oct. 24 at Villa Colombo Vaughan Di Poce Centre LTC (1 resident, 2 health-care workers)
- 12-day outbreak closed at Vita Nova Foundation Rehabilitation Centre, Vaughan (1 health-care worker)

The Nitty Gritty