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

14 more cases in Newmarket, 10 outbreaks remain active; 174 new cases, 1 more long-term care death in York Region, as incidence rate drops to 167; Ontario reports 1,913 new cases, with Toronto underreporting due to technical glitch, and 46 more deaths
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Newmarket (reported Monday, Jan. 18 at 5 p.m.)

  • 1,248 cases of COVID-19 
  • 14 more cases since Jan. 17
  • 1,097 (+17) cases resolved (88%)
  • 119 (-4) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 32
  • 11 (+0) hospitalized, 1 (+0) in ICU
  • 10 (+0) institutional outbreaks
    • Outbreak #5 declared Jan. 8 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (9 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak #3 declared Jan. 8 at Southlake Residential Care Village LTC, Newmarket (5 (+1) residents, 9 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak declared Jan. 5 at Amica Newmarket (1 health-care worker)
    • Outbreak declared Jan. 5 at Brown's Residential Home (1 staff, 1 resident)
    • Outbreak #3 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (11 patients, 3 (+2) health-care workers)
    • Outbreak #4 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (3 patients, 1 health-care worker)
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 30 at The Renoir Retirement Residence (6 residents, 3 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak #3 declared Dec. 30 at New Leaf - Pines Residence (2  residents, 7 staff)
    • Outbreak #2 declared Dec. 21 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (10 patients, 20 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (25 residents, 31 health-care workers)
  • 95 (-11) new cases in last 7 days
  • 94 tests on Jan. 16, 2 positive (2% positivity)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 471 (+2) cases close contact, or 38%
  • 248 (+1) cases institutional outbreak, or 20%
  • 237 (+3) cases community transmission, or 19%
  • 209 (+7) cases under investigation, or 16%
  • 34 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
  • 38 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
  • 302 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
  • 210 (+2) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 190 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 164 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 115 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 111 (+0) cases age 80+, or 9%
  • 78 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 59 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 19 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 1%

York Region (reported Monday, Jan. 18 at 5 p.m.) at grey lockdown zone

  • 23,146 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 174 new cases since Jan. 17
  • 20,986 (+296) cases resolved (91%)
  • 1,743 (-131) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 417
    • A 96-year-old Markham woman passed away Jan. 9 at Markham Stouffville Hospital (Exposure -outbreak at Chartwell Woodhaven LTC, Markham)
  • 177 (+1) cases are hospitalized, 22 (+1) patients in ICU 
  • 321 (+2) workplace outbreaks, 27 (+2) active, 2,494 (+7) cases 

Recovery Measures

*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

  • 55 (+0) school outbreaks, 1 (+0) active
  • 357 (+0) school surveillances, 6 (+0) active
  • 41 (+1) child care outbreaks, 5 (+1) active
  • 961 (+2) total school and child care cases
  • 681 (+1) student/children cases
  • 280 (+0) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 215 (+1)  institutional outbreaks, 59 (+1) active
    • Outbreak declared Jan. 17 at Christian Horizons Stouffville community living, Whitchurch-Stouffville (1 resident, 1 staff)

Nitty Gritty

  • 10,620 (+52) cases, or 46%, close contact
  • 5,496 (+29) cases, or 24%, community transmission
  • 2,473 (+16) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
  • 3,271 (+66) cases under investigation, or 14%
  • 342 (+0) cases, or 1% travel
  • 775 (+3) cases, or 3%, workplace outbreak
  • 6,030 (+37) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 3,920 (+35) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 3,444 (+24) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 3,197 (+21) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 2,136 (+15) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 1,503 (+8) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 1,388 (+11) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 1,155 (+8) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 373 (+7) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 9,796 (+80) cases, 708 (-60) active
  • Markham 6,232 (+44) cases, 410 (-15) active
  • Richmond Hill 2,894 (+21) cases, 262 (-19) active
  • Newmarket 1,248 (+14) cases, 119 (-4) active
  • Aurora 778 (+1) cases, 71 (-17) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 655 (+9) cases, 65 (-2) active
  • Georgina 501 (+1) cases, 40 (-11) active
  • King 538 (+2) cases, 32 (-1) active
  • East Gwillimbury 443 (+2) cases, 31 (+0) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 19, for Jan. 18)

  • 242,177 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 1,913 new cases since Jan. 17 (Due to technical issue at Toronto Public Health, numbers are likely underreported)
  • 46 more deaths, totalling 5,479 
  • 209,183 resolved 86.3% of cases
  • 1,626 (+55) cases are hospitalized; 400 (+6) in ICU; 292 (-11) on ventilators
  • 34,531 more tests completed, with 36,750 awaiting results
  • 6.6% (+1.4%) positivity Jan. 17

Vaccines

  • 9,691 daily doses administered Jan. 17 (update N/A)
  • 209,788 total doses
  • 21,752 completed (2 required doses)

Cases in children, youth

  • 5,088 (+52) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 7,111 (+50) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 7,415 (+68) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,085 (+9) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 259 (+7) active
  • 616 (+5) outbreaks at retirement homes, 171 (+0) active
  • 317 (+2) outbreaks at hospitals, 88 (+0) active
  • 3,232 (+20) long-term care resident deaths
  • 13,412 (+75) cases are long-term care residents 
  • 16,004 cases are health-care workers (6.7%) 

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Debora Kelly is the editor for AuroraToday and NewmarketToday. She is an award-winning journalist and communications professional who is passionate about building strong communities through engagement, advocacy and partnership.
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