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

Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 5 p.m.)

1,008 cases of COVID-19
31 more cases since Jan. 4
845 (+8) cases resolved (86%)
132 (+24) active cases
0 more deaths, totalling 30
13 (+2) hospitalized, 1 (+0) in ICU
7 (+2) institutional outbreaks
- Outbreak #3 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (3 patients, 1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak #4 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (2 patients, 1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak declared Dec. 30 at The Renoir Retirement Residence (5 (+2) residents, 2 health-care workers)
- Outbreak #3 declared Dec. 30 at New Leaf - Pines Residence (1 resident, 4 staff)
- Outbreak declared Dec. 28 at Chartwell Alexander Muir Retirement Residence (3 health-care workers)
- Outbreak #2 declared Dec. 21 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (10 (+3) patients, 18 health-care workers)
- Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (25 residents, 27 health-care workers)
1 school outbreak
- Outbreak declared Dec. 26 at St. Elizabeth Seton #2 (5 staff)
1 school surveillance: St. Nicholas (1 student)
1 child care outbreak
- Outbreak declared Dec. 31 at Learning Jungle Newmarket (2 children, 1 staff)
1 workplace outbreak
136 (+27) new cases in last 7 days
1,848 tests Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: 103 positive (6%), 1,741 negative, 4 indeterminate

The Nitty Gritty

381 (-2) cases close contact, or 38%
216 (+3) cases institutional outbreak, or 21%
188 (+5) cases community transmission, or 19%
149 (+29) cases under investigation, or 11%
32 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
34 (+2) cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
240 (+9) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
167 (+6) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
147 (+3) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
140 (+5) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
100 (+2) cases age 80+, or 10%
93 (+3) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
60 (+2) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
46 (+2) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
15 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

York Region (reported Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 5 p.m.) at grey lockdown zone

19,400 confirmed cases of COVID-19
337 new cases since Jan. 4
16,779 (+358) cases resolved (86%)
2,250 (-29) active cases
2 more deaths, totalling 371
- An 89-year-old Vaughan man passed away Dec. 29 at Etobicoke General Hospital, Toronto (Exposure - outbreak at Villa Da Vinci Retirement Residence)
- An 88-year-old Aurora woman passed away Jan. 3 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure - outbreak at Kingsway Place Retirement Residence)
136 (+3) cases are hospitalized, 22 (+1) patients in ICU
299 (+5) workplace outbreaks, 29 (+2) active, 2,179 (+62) cases

Recovery Measures

2,514 (+77) new cases reported in last 7 days
177 (+12) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
47 (+6) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
1.11 (+0.01) 7-day median reproductive number*
40% (+3%) of new cases unknown source of infection
20,142 total tests Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: 2,090 (10%) positive, 17,983 negative, 69 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

54 (+0) school outbreaks, 5 (-3) active
349 (+1) schools under surveillance, 8 (+0) active
35 (+2) child care outbreaks, 6 (+2) active
922 (+7) total school and child care cases
670 (+3) student/children cases
252 (+4) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

183 (+4) institutional outbreaks, 32 (+4) active
- Outbreak #3 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (3 patients, 1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak #4 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (2 patients, 1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak #2 declared Jan. 4 at Richmond Hill Retirement Residence, Richmond Hill (1 health-care worker)
- Outbreak #2 declared Jan. 4 at Chartwell Oak Ridges Retirement Residence, Richmond Hill (1 resident, 3 health-care workers)
- 21-day outbreak closed Jan. 4 at Aptus Treatment Centre community living, Vaughan (2 residents, 2 staff)

The Nitty Gritty