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

9 more cases in Newmarket, 52 in last 7 days, with 3 outbreaks; York Region hits all-time high of daily new cases with 251 confirmed, 1,197 in last 7 days; Ontario reports 1,746 new cases, as hospitalizations rise to highest number during 2nd wave, without all hospitals reporting
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Newmarket (reported Sunday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m.)

  • 545 cases of COVID-19
  • 9 more cases since Nov. 28
  • 469 (+3) cases resolved (86%)
  • 52 (+5) active cases
  • 24 deaths 
  • 3 hospitalized, 2 in ICU
  • 3 institutional outbreaks
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 26 at The Roxborough Retirement Residence (2 residents)
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (8 residents, 5 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak #2 declared Nov. 1 at Southlake Residential Care Village (7 health-care workers)
  • 5 school surveillances: Huron Heights #2, Clearmeadow, Dr. John M. Denison; Innova Academy; Sir William Mulock #3
  • 0 workplace outbreaks
  • 52 (+4) new cases in last 7 days
  • 610 (+8) cases per 100,000 population
  • 1,110 tests Nov. 22 to 28: 30 positive (3%), 1,077 negative, 3 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 188 cases close contact, or 35%
  • 158 (+2) cases outbreak, or 29%
  • 114 (+3) cases community transmission, or 21%
  • 32 (+4) cases under investigation, or 5%
  • 28 cases travel, or 5%
  • 17 (-2) cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
  • 119 (+2) cases age 19 to 34, 21%
  • 85 cases age 55 to 64, or 17%
  • 86 (+3) cases age 35 to 44, or 16%
  • 70 cases age 80+, or 13%
  • 72 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 13%
  • 66 cases age 65 to 79, or 12%
  • 23 cases age 4 to 13, or 4%
  • 19 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 3%
  • 5 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

York Region (reported Sunday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m.) at red control

  • 10,880 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 251 new cases since Nov. 28
  • 9,405 (+164) cases resolved (87%)
  • 1,168 (+80) active cases
  • 2 more deaths, totalling 307 
    • An 89-year-old King Township woman passed away Nov. 29 at King City Lodge Nursing Home (Exposure outbreak at King City Lodge)
    • An 86-year-old Vaughan woman passed awy Nov. 27 at Etobicoke General Hospital, Toronto (Exposure outbreak at Villa Colombo Di Poce Centre LTC, Vaughan)
  • 55 (+4) cases are hospitalized; 9 (+1) patients in ICU
  • 215 workplace outbreaks, 17 (-1) active, 1,405 (+49) cases

Recovery Measures

  • 1,197 (+86) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 1,016 (+22) cases per 100,000 population
  • 138 (-3) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
  • 1.03 (-0.01) 7-day median reproductive number*
  • 34% of new cases unknown source of infection
  • 15,239 total tests Nov. 22 to 28: 843 (6%) positive, 14,356 negative, 40 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

  • 29 school outbreaks, 7 active
  • 228 (+3) schools under surveillance, 68 (+2) active
  • 2 (+1) active child care centre outbreak

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 139 (+1) institutional outbreaks; 26 active
    • Outbreak #4 declared Nov. 29 at Participation House Farintosh, Markham (1 staff)
    • 11-day outbreak closed Nov. 28 at Markham Stouffville Hospital 2 Centre ALS (4 patients, 3 health-care workers)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 5,160 (+122) cases, or 48%, close contact
  • 2,717 (+62) cases, or 25%, community transmission
  • 1,619 (+14) cases, or 15%, institutional outbreak
  • 654 (+61) cases under investigation, or 6%
  • 293 (+3) cases, or 3%, travel
  • 335 (-16) cases, or 3%, workplace outbreak
  • 2,843 (+67) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 1,805 (+58) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 1,636 (+30) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 1,397 (+36) cases ages 35 to 44, or 13%
  • 1,085 (+17) cases age 65 to 79, or 10%
  • 920 (+5) cases age 80+, or 9%
  • 568 (+18) cases age 4 to 13, or 5%
  • 470 (+11) cases age 14 to 18, or 4%
  • 156 (+7) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 4,716 (+87) cases, 437 (+9) active
  • Markham 2,823 (+99) cases, 394 (+44) active
  • Richmond Hill 1,332 (+28) cases, 125 (+16) active
  • Newmarket 545 (+9) cases, 52 (+5) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 330 (+14) cases, 51 (+4) active
  • King 281 (+3) cases, 33 (+1) active
  • Aurora 364 (+6) cases, 29 (+2) active
  • East Gwillimbury 210 (+4) cases, 27 (+1) active
  • Georgina 239 (+1) cases, 9 (+1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 today):

  • 116,492  confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 1,746 new cases since Nov. 28 at 4 p.m.
  • 8 more deaths, totalling 3,656
  • 98,639 resolved 84.7% of cases
  • 618 (+32) cases are hospitalized; 168 (+13) in ICU; 108 (+9) on ventilators
    • 40 hospitals did not submit data
  • 39,406 more tests completed, with 27,388 awaiting results
  • 4.6% (+0.9%) positivity Nov. 29

Cases in schools, child care centres and homes

  • 2,023 (+45) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 2,794 (+75) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 2,763 (+56) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 695 (+5) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 117 (+3) active
  • 340 (+2) outbreaks at retirement homes, 56 (+1) active
  • 171 (+2) outbreaks at hospitals, 40 (+4) active
  • 2,303 (+2) long-term care resident deaths
  • 8,399 (+38) cases are long-term care residents 
  • 9,797 (+243) cases are health-care workers (8.4%)

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