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

8 more cases in Newmarket, all under age 44; York Region adds 95 new cases, 880 are active; Ontario reports 948 new cases, 7 more deaths
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Newmarket (reported Sunday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m.)

  • 404 cases of COVID-19
  • 8 new cases since Oct. 31
  • 336 (+5) cases resolved (85%)
  • 46 (+3) active cases
  • 22 deaths
  • 2 hospitalized, 1 in ICU
  • 1 institutional outbreak: #2 at Vita Community Living (3 residents, 7 staff)
  • 1 workplace outbreak
  • 2 schools under surveillance: Huron Heights Secondary, Sir William Mulock Secondary
  • 40 (+3) new cases in last 7 days
  • 453 (+() cases per 100,000 population
  • 880 tests Oct. 25 to 31: 22 positive (3%), 857 negative, 1 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 137 cases outbreak, or 34%
  • 125 (+12) cases close contact, or 31%
  • 79 cases community transmission, or 20%
  • 18 (-4) cases under investigation, or 4%
  • 24 cases travel, or 6%
  • 14 cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
  • 86 (+4) cases age 19 to 34, 21%
  • 64 cases age 55 to 64, or 16%
  • 62 cases age 80+, or 15%
  • 64 (+3) cases age 35 to 44, or 16%
  • 54 cases age 65 to 79, or 13%
  • 49 cases age 45 to 54, or 13%
  • 12 cases age 4 to 13, or 3%
  • 12 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 3%
  • 1 case age 0 to 3, or 0%

York Region (reported Sunday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m.)

  • 6,948 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 95 new cases since Oct. 31
  • 5,798 (+82) cases resolved (83%)
  • 880 (+12) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 270
  • 47 (+2) cases are hospitalized; 9 (+1) patients in ICU
  • 183 (+1) workplace outbreaks, 21 (-1) active, 976 (+9) cases  

Recovery Measures

  • 725 (-19) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 651 (+10) cases per 100,000 population
  • 97 (+6) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 1.05 (-0.03)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 32% of new cases unknown source of infection 
  • 11,126 total tests Oct. 25 to 31: 482 (4%) positive, 10,623 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
  • 10 (+2) school outbreaks, 7 active
  • 0 schools closed
  • 173 (+7) school cases to date
  • 102 schools under surveillance, 54 (-1) active
  • 6 (-1) active child care centre outbreaks
  • 32 (+1) child care cases to date

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 114 institutional outbreaks; 18 (-1) active
    • 18-day outbreak #2 closed Nov. 1 at New Leaf Elms, East Gwillimbury (2 residents, 1 health-care worker)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 3,140 (+58) cases, or 45%, close contact
  • 1,721 (+31) cases, or 25%, community transmission
  • 1,224 (+23) cases, or 18%, institutional outbreak
  • 246 (-24) cases under investigation, or 4%
  • 257 (+1) cases, or 4%, travel
  • 275 (+5) cases, or 4%, workplace outbreak
  • 1,833 (+33) cases age 19 to 34, or 27%
  • 1,121 (+16) cases age 45 to 54, or 16%
  • 1,064 (+5) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 856 (+10) cases ages 35 to 44, or 12%
  • 711 (+6) cases age 65 to 79, or 10%
  • 688 (+16) cases age 80+, or 10%
  • 271 (+3) cases age 14 to 18, or 4%
  • 278 (+4) cases age 4 to 13, or 4%
  • 87 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 3,041 (+51) cases, 411 (+22) active
  • Markham 1,623 (+11) cases, 203 (-23) active
  • Richmond Hill 873 (+9) cases, 107 (-1) active
  • Newmarket 404 (+8) cases, 46 (+3) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 203 (+1) cases, 29 (+1) active
  • Aurora 263 (+3) cases, 24 (+1) active
  • King 168 (+4) cases, 20 (+2) active
  • Georgina 204 (+6) cases, 18 (+5) active
  • East Gwillimbury 150 (+1) cases, 16 (+1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 today):

  • 77,655 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 948 new cases since Oct. 31
  • 7 more deaths, totalling 3,152
  • 66,407 resolved 85.5% of cases
  • 328 (+8) cases are hospitalized; 75 (+2) in ICU; 54 (-9) on ventilators*
  • 27,908 more tests completed, with 15,397 awaiting results
  • 2.8% (-0.1%) positivity Oct. 29 no update

*Approximately 40 hospitals did not provide data

Cases in schools, child care centres and homes 

  • Full daily report here 

Institutional Outbreaks 

  • 579 (+6) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 74 (-3) active
  • 279 (+4) outbreaks at retirement homes, 51 (+1) active
  • 127 outbreaks at hospitals, 19 (-1) active
  • 2,016 (+3) long-term care resident deaths
  • 6,963 (+22) cases are long-term care residents
  • 7,926 (+543) cases are health-care workers (10.6%) no update

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