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

2 more cases in Newmarket, 30 in last 7 days; 94 new cases in York Region, 691 in last 7 days; Ontario reports 827 cases, 4 more deaths

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Newmarket (reported Monday, Oct. 26 at 5 p.m.)

370 cases of COVID-19
2 new cases since Oct. 25
317 (+1) cases resolved (86%)
31 (+1) active cases
22 deaths
2 hospitalized, 1 in ICU
1 institutional outbreak: #2 at Vita Community Living (3 residents, 7 staff)
1 workplace outbreak
4 schools under surveillance: Newmarket High; Huron Heights Secondary, Terry Fox P.S., Sir William Mulock Secondary
30 (+1) new cases in last 7 days
414 (+2) cases per 100,000 population
1,161 tests Oct. 18 to 24: 31 positive (3%), 1,130 negative, 0 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

136 cases outbreak, or 37%
100 (+1) cases close contact, or 27%
76 (-1) cases community transmission, or 21%
16 cases under investigation, or 5%
24 cases travel, or 7%
12 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
77 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 21%
63 cases age 80+, or 17%
57 cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
55 cases age 35 to 44, or 15%
50 cases age 65 to 79, or 14%
48 (+1) 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 Monday, Oct. 26 at 5 p.m.)

6,326 confirmed cases of COVID-19
94 new cases since Oct. 25
5,233 (+83) cases resolved (83%)
825 (+11) active cases
0 more deaths, totalling 268
47 (+3) cases are hospitalized; 6 patients in ICU
173 (+2) workplace outbreaks, 19 (+2) active, 912 (+19) cases

Recovery Measures

691 (+20) new cases reported in last 7 days
591 (+9) cases per 100,000 population
84 (-3) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
1.21 (+0.02) 7-day median reproductive number*
33% of new cases unknown source of infection
15,024 total tests Oct. 18 to 24: 669 (4%) positive, 14,334 negative, 21 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
130 (+13) school cases to date
91 (+9) schools under surveillance, 61 (+9) active
7 (+1) active child care centre outbreaks
16 (+1) child care cases to date

Institutional Outbreaks

111 (+1) institutional outbreaks; 20 active
- Outbreak declared Oct. 25 at Richmond Hill Retirement Residence (2 residents)
- 17-day outbreak closed Oct. 25 at Cedarvale Lodge Retirement and Care Community, Georgina (1 health-care worker)

The Nitty Gritty