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

Newmarket new cases drop to 8, another outbreak brings total to 11; York Region confirms 193 more cases, median Rt drops to 0.81, incidence rates inches downward to 141; Ontario reports 1,740 new cases, 63 more deaths, with 83,285 vaccines completed
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Newmarket (reported Monday, Jan. 25 at 5 p.m.)

  • 1,339 cases of COVID-19 
  • 8 more cases since Jan. 24
  • 1,215 (+17) cases resolved (91%)
  • 91 (-9) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 33
  • 11 (+1) hospitalized, 1 (+0) in ICU
  • 11 (+1) institutional outbreaks
    • Outbreak declared Jan. 24 at Kinark Child and Family Residential Services (1 resident)
    • Outbreak declared Jan. 23 at Chartwell Barton Retirement Residence (2 staff)
    • Outbreak #2 declared Jan. 22 at The Renoir Retirement Residence (1 staff)
    • Outbreak #6 declared Jan. 21 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (1 patient, 2 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak #5 declared Jan. 8 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (14 (+1) health-care workers)
    • Outbreak #3 declared Jan. 8 at Southlake Residential Care Village LTC (7 residents, 9 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak #3 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (12 patients, 3 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak #4 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (7 patients, 2 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, 23 (+2) health-care workers)
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (25 residents, 31 health-care workers)
  • 91 (-6 ) new cases in last 7 days
  • 126 tests on Jan. 22, 4 positive (3% positivity); 308 tests on Jan. 23, 14 positive (5% positivity) (Jan. 24 update N/A)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 582 (+1) cases close contact, or 43%
  • 267 (+1) cases institutional outbreak, or 20%
  • 336 (+3) cases community transmission, or 25%
  • 17 (-1) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 36 (+1) cases travel, or 3%
  • 89 (+3) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
  • 322 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
  • 226 (+1) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 208 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 176 (+2) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 120 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 113 (+0) cases age 80+, or 9%
  • 83 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 69 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 22 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Monday, Jan. 25 at 5 p.m.) at grey lockdown zone

  • 24,679 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 193 new cases since Jan. 24
  • 22,681 (+194) cases resolved (92%)
  • 1,563 (-4) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 435
  • 188 (+0) cases are hospitalized, 21 (+0) patients in ICU 
  • 330 (+4) workplace outbreaks, 27 (+4) active, 2,622 (+44) cases 

Recovery Measures

  • 1,613 (+21) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 141 (-1) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 58 (+0) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
  • 0.81 (-0.04)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 36% (-1%) of new cases unknown source of infection
  • 800 tests on Jan. 22, 40 positive (5% positivity); 3,697 tests on Jan. 23, 250 positive (7% positivity) (Jan. 24 update N/A)

*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
  • 369 (+0) school surveillances, 13 (+0) active
  • 44 (+0) child care outbreaks, 5 (+0) active
  • 998 (+0) total school and child care cases
  • 696 (+0) student/children cases
  • 302 (+0) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 233 (+1) institutional outbreaks, 60 (+0) active
    • Outbreak declared Jan. 25 at Kinark Child and Family Residential Services, Newmarket (1 resident)
    • 13-day outbreak closed Jan. 24 at Pleasant Valley Rest (retirement) Home, East Gwillimbury (1 staff)

Nitty Gritty

  • 12,556 (+63) cases, or 51%, close contact
  • 7,337 (+61) cases, or 30%, community transmission
  • 2,644 (+9) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
  • 303 (+22) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 369 (+3) cases, or 1%, travel
  • 1,287 (+31) cases, or 5%, workplace outbreak
  • 6,390 (+41) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 4,212 (+34) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 3,710 (+38) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 3,415 (+22) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 2,270 (+15) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 1,573 (+10) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 1,474 (+14) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 1,234 (+10) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 401 (+6) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 10,453 (+98) cases, 683 (+19) active
  • Markham 6,585 (+34) cases, 342 (-39) active
  • Richmond Hill 3,128 (+32) cases, 246 (+6) active
  • Newmarket 1,339 (+8) cases, 91 (-9) active
  • Aurora 819 (+4) cases, 49 (-3) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 708 (+7) cases, 49 (+2) active
  • Georgina 538 (+5) cases, 40 (+5) active
  • East Gwillimbury 484 (+3) cases, 39 (+0) active
  • King 563 (+2) cases, 20 (-2) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 26, for Jan. 25)

  • 258,700 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 1,740 new cases since Jan. 24 
  • 63 more deaths, totalling 5,909
  • 229,755 resolved 88.8% of cases
  • 1,466 (+68) cases are hospitalized; 383 (-14) in ICU; 298 (+15) on ventilators (About 10% of hospitals did not submit data)
  • 30,717 more tests completed, with 36,405 awaiting results
  • 5.5% positivity Jan. 24 

Vaccines

  • 9,707 daily doses administered Jan. 25
  • 295,817 total doses
  • 83,285 completed (2 required doses)

Cases in children, youth

  • 5,420 (+46) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 7,565 (+60) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 7,938 (+68) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,157 (+29) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 253 (+9) active
  • 658 (+11) outbreaks at retirement homes, 153 (-7) active
  • 351 (+5) outbreaks at hospitals, 98 (-1) active
  • 3,462 (+35) long-term care resident deaths
  • 14,134 (+71) cases are long-term care residents 

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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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