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

Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m.)

570 cases of COVID-19
16 more cases since Nov. 30
485 (+9) cases resolved (85%)
60 (+4) active cases
25 (+1) deaths
- A 95-year-old man passed away Nov. 30 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (Exposure outbreak at Roxborough Retirement Residence)
3 (-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 residents, 9 (+1) health-care workers)
- Outbreak #2 declared Nov. 1 at Southlake Residential Care Village (7 health-care workers)
7 (+1) school surveillances: Armitage Village, Newmarket High #2, Huron Heights #2, Clearmeadow, Dr. John M. Denison; Innova Academy; Sir William Mulock #3
0 workplace outbreaks
54 (+1) new cases in last 7 days
621 (+17) cases per 100,000 population
1,517 tests Nov. 22 to 28: 43 positive (3%), 1,468 negative, 6 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

205 (+10) cases close contact, or 36%
162 (+4) cases outbreak, or 28%
116 (+1) cases community transmission, or 21%
31 (+1) cases under investigation, or 5%
28 cases travel, or 5%
20 cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
124 (+2) cases age 19 to 34, 22%
91 (+4) cases age 35 to 44, or 16%
86 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
80 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 14%
71 (+1) cases age 80+, or 13%
70 (+4) cases age 65 to 79, or 12%
23 cases age 4 to 13, or 4%
20 cases age 14 to 18, or 4%
5 cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

York Region (reported Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m.) at red control

11,228 confirmed cases of COVID-19
213 new cases since Nov. 30
9,739 (+179) cases resolved (87%)
1,180 (+28) active cases
1 more death, totalling 308
- A 95-year-old Newmarket man passed away Nov. 30 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (Exposure outbreak at Roxborough Retirement Residence)
62 (+3) cases are hospitalized; 12 (+2) patients in ICU
216 workplace outbreaks, 16 (-1) active, 1,378 (+16) cases

Recovery Measures

1,230 (+33) new cases reported in last 7 days
1,047 (+18) cases per 100,000 population
134 (-4) new community cases daily average in last 7 days
1.00 (-0.03) 7-day median reproductive number*
30% of new cases unknown source of infection
18,947 total tests Nov. 22 to 28: 1,117 (6%) positive, 17,777 negative, 53 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
2 (+2) schools closed
30 school outbreaks, 8 active
239 (+9) schools under surveillance, 75 (+6) active
447 (+17) school cases
2 active child care centre outbreaks
66 (+1) child care cases

Institutional Outbreaks

141 (+1) institutional outbreaks; 25 (-1) active
- Outbreak #2 declared Nov. 30 at Casa Dolce Casa retirement home, Vaughan (1 staff)
- 18-day outbreak #3 closed Nov. 30 at Yee Hong Ho Lai Oi Wan Centre LTC, Markham (1 resident, 1 health-care worker)
- 15-day outbreak #3 closed Nov. 30 at Sherwood Court LTC, Vaughan (1 resident, 2 health-care workers)

The Nitty Gritty