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

Newmarket cases soar by 15, highest single-day increase since May 2; 142 more cases in York Region push total over 10,000; Ontario confirms 1,375 new cases, as death toll climbs by 35 to 3,554

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Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m.)

516 cases of COVID-19
15 more cases since Nov. 23
440 (+3) cases resolved (85%)
52 (+12) active cases
24 deaths
3 (-1) hospitalized, 2 in ICU
2 institutional outbreaks
- Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (6 residents, 2 health-care workers)
- Outbreak #2 declared Nov. 1 at Southlake Residential Care Village (5 health-care workers)
3 (+1) school surveillances: Dr. John M. Denison; Innova Academy; Sir William Mulock #3
5 workplace outbreaks
41 (+3) new cases in last 7 days
578 (+17) cases per 100,000 population
1,359 tests Nov. 15 to 21: 36 positive (3%), 1,319 negative, 4 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

180 (+5) cases close contact, or 35%
151 (+6) cases outbreak, or 29%
107 (+2) cases community transmission, or 21%
26 (+2) cases under investigation, or 5%
28 cases travel, or 6%
17 cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
111 (+4) cases age 19 to 34, 21%
84 cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
82 cases age 35 to 44, or 16%
68 (+3) cases age 80+, or 13%
65 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 13%
65 (+4) cases age 65 to 79, or 12%
21 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 4%
17 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 3%
3 cases age 0 to 3, or 0%

York Region (reported Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m.) at red control

10,007 confirmed cases of COVID-19
142 new cases since Nov. 23
8,553 (+163) cases resolved (85%)
1,154 (-27) active cases
0 more deaths, totalling 300
48 (-5) cases are hospitalized; 8 (+1) patients in ICU
210 (+2) workplace outbreaks, 17 (+1) active, 1,250 (+18) cases

Recovery Measures

1,057 (-20) new cases reported in last 7 days
937 (+13) cases per 100,000 population
131 (+3) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
1.19 (-0.04) 7-day median reproductive number*
39% of new cases unknown source of infection
17,405 total tests Nov. 15 to 21: 1,034 (6%) positive, 16,311 negative, 60 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