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

8 more cases Newmarket, outbreak continues to grow at Newmarket Health Centre; York Region new cases drop to 144 after record-high yesterday, now totalling over 11,000 cases; Ontario reports 1,707 new cases, totalling 118,199, with more than 100,000 resolved
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Newmarket (reported Monday, Nov. 30 at 5 p.m.)

  • 554 cases of COVID-19
  • 8 more cases since Nov. 29
  • 476 (+6) cases resolved (86%)
  • 54 (+2) active cases
  • 24 deaths 
  • 4 (+1) 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 (10 (+2) residents, 8 (+3) health-care workers)
    • Outbreak #2 declared Nov. 1 at Southlake Residential Care Village (7 health-care workers)
  • 6 (+1) school surveillances: Newmarket High #2, Huron Heights #2, Clearmeadow, Dr. John M. Denison; Innova Academy; Sir William Mulock #3
  • 0 workplace outbreaks
  • 53 (+1) new cases in last 7 days
  • 621 (+11) cases per 100,000 population
  • 1,387 tests Nov. 22 to 28: 37 positive (3%), 1,346 negative, 4 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

  • 195 (+7) cases close contact, or 35%
  • 158 cases outbreak, or 29%
  • 116 (+2) cases community transmission, or 21%
  • 30 (-2) cases under investigation, or 5%
  • 28 cases travel, or 5%
  • 20 (+3) cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
  • 122 (+3) cases age 19 to 34, 22%
  • 87 (+1) cases age 35 to 44, or 16%
  • 85 cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 76 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 14%
  • 70 cases age 80+, or 13%
  • 66 cases age 65 to 79, or 12%
  • 23 cases age 4 to 13, or 4%
  • 20 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 4%
  • 5 cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

York Region (reported Monday, Nov. 30 at 5 p.m.) at red control

  • 11,020 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 144 new cases since Nov. 29
  • 9,560 (+155) cases resolved (87%)
  • 1,152 (-16) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 308 
    • A 99-year-old Markham man passed away Nov. 28 at Amica Unionville Retirement Home (Exposure outbreak at Amica Unionville)
  • 59 (+4) cases are hospitalized; 10 (+1) patients in ICU
  • 216 (+1) workplace outbreaks, 17 active, 1,352 (-53) cases

Recovery Measures

  • 1,197 (-36) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 1,029 (+13) 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
  • 18,031 total tests Nov. 22 to 28: 1,067 (6%) positive, 16,921 negative, 43 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 update here 
  • 30 school outbreaks, 8 active
  • 230 schools under surveillance, 69 active
  • 436 school cases
  • 2 active child care centre outbreaks
  • 65 child care cases

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 140 (+1) institutional outbreaks; 26 active
    • Outbreak #2 declared Nov. 29 at Mon Sheong Private Care, Markham (2 staff)
    • 19-day outbreak closed Nov. 29 at Reena Group, 236 Crestwood Rd., Vaughan (12 residents, 12 staff)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 5,272 (+112) cases, or 48%, close contact
  • 2,785 (+68) cases, or 25%, community transmission
  • 1,624 (+5) cases, or 15%, institutional outbreak
  • 598 (-58) cases under investigation, or 6%
  • 293 cases, or 3%, travel
  • 346 (+11) cases, or 3%, workplace outbreak
  • 2,843 (+36) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 1,832 (+27) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 1,659 (+23) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 1,420 (+23) cases ages 35 to 44, or 13%
  • 1,100 (+15) cases age 65 to 79, or 10%
  • 922 (+2) cases age 80+, or 9%
  • 578 (+10) cases age 4 to 13, or 5%
  • 474 (+4) cases age 14 to 18, or 4%
  • 156 cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 4,772 (+57) cases, 433 (-4) active
  • Markham 2,881 (+59) cases, 397 (+3) active
  • Richmond Hill 1,340 (+8) cases, 120 (-5) active
  • Newmarket 554 (+8) cases, 54 (+2) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 335 (+6) cases, 47 (-4) active
  • King 281 (+0) cases, 30 (-3) active
  • East Gwillimbury 212 (+3) cases, 27 active
  • Aurora 366 (+3) cases, 26 (-3) active
  • Georgina 239 (+0) cases, 7 (-2) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 today):

  • 118,199  confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 1,707 new cases since Nov. 28 at 4 p.m.
  • 7 more deaths, totalling 3,663
  • 100,012 resolved 84.6% of cases
  • 645 (+27 cases are hospitalized; 185 (+17) in ICU; 112 (+4) on ventilators
  • 34,640 more tests completed, with 34,046 awaiting results
  • 4.6% (+0.9%) positivity Nov. 29

Cases in schools, child care centres and homes

  • Full daily update here
  • 2,075 (+52) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 2,867 (+73) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 2,833 (+70) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 700 (+5) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 118 (+1) active
  • 342 (+2) outbreaks at retirement homes, 55 (-1) active
  • 173 (+2) outbreaks at hospitals, 41 (+1) active
  • 2,300 (+6) long-term care resident deaths
  • 8,493 (+94) cases are long-term care residents 
  • 9,797 (+243) cases are health-care workers (8.4%) no update

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