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

13 more cases in Newmarket, 1 more death linked to Southlake outbreak; York Region confirms 188 new cases, 8 more deaths, as incidence rate declines to 122; Ontario reports 2,063 new cases, 73 more deaths
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Newmarket (reported Friday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m.)

  • 1,389 cases of COVID-19 
  • 13 more cases since Jan. 28
  • 1,265 (+12) cases resolved (91%)
  • 89 (+0) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 35
    • A 93-year-old Newmarket man passed away Jan. 25 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (Exposure - outbreak at Southlake)
  • 13 (-1) hospitalized, 2 (+0) in ICU
  • 12 (+0) institutional outbreaks
    • Outbreak declared Jan. 28 at Community Living Central York (1 staff)
    • 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 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 (14 patients, 9 (+4) 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 (11 patients, 24 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (25 residents, 32 (+1) health-care workers)
  • 82 (+6) new cases in last 7 days
  • 203 tests on Jan. 26, 15 positive (7% positivity); 334 tests on Jan. 27, 14 positive (4% positivity)  

The Nitty Gritty

  • 656 (+9) cases close contact, or 47%
  • 276 (+1) cases institutional outbreak, or 20%
  • 350 (+6) cases community transmission, or 25%
  • 12 (-4) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 37 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
  • 46 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
  • 336 (+4) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
  • 236 (+2) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 214 (+3) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 179 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 125 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 116 (+0) cases age 80+, or 9%
  • 87 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 72 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 24 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Friday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m.) at grey lockdown zone

  • 25,403 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 188 new cases since Jan. 28
  • 23,534 (+516) cases resolved (93%)
  • 1,411 (-169) active cases
  • 8 more deaths, totalling 458
    • A 93-year-old Newmarket man passed away Jan. 25 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure - outbreak at Southlake)
    • A 74-year-old Vaughan man passed away Jan. 23 at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie (Exposure - local transmission)
    • A 75-year-old East Gwillimbury man passed away Jan 21 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto (Exposure - local transmission)
    • A 74-year-old Markham woman passed away Jan. 27 at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie (Exposure - local transmission)
    • A 94-year-old Markham man passed away Jan. 26 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure - close contact)
    • An 86-year-old Richmond Hill woman passed away Jan. 28 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure - outbreak at Mackenzie Health LTC, Richmond Hill)
    • An 87-year-old Aurora woman passed away Jan. 25 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure - outbreak at Southlake)
    • An 82-year-old Richmond Hill man passed away Jan. 28 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure - outbreak at Mackenzie Health) 
  • 176 (-3) cases are hospitalized, 21 (+0) patients in ICU 
  • 334 (+1) workplace outbreaks, 24 (+3) active, 2,680 (+8) cases 

Recovery Measures

  • 1,300 (-26) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 122 (-6) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 57 (-4) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
  • 0.82 (+0.0)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 32% (+0%) of new cases unknown source of infection
  • 2,458 tests on Jan. 26, 179 positive (7% positivity); 3,239 tests on Jan. 27, 189 positive (6% positivity)  

*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

  • 56 (+1) school outbreaks, 1 (+1) active
  • 373 (+0) school surveillances, 13 (-1) active
  • 46 (+0) child care outbreaks, 7 (+0) active
  • 1,016 (+6) total school and child care cases
  • 704 (+3) student/children cases
  • 312 (+3) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 237 (+1) institutional outbreaks, 60 (-2) active
    • 20-day outbreak #2 closed Jan. 28 at Chartwell Pine Grove LTC and Retirement Home, Vaughan (3 health-care workers)
    • 12-day outbreak closed Jan. 28 at Hill House Hospice, Richmond Hill (1 staff)
    • 24-day outbreak #2 closed Jan. 28 at Chartwell Oak Ridges Retirement Residence, Richmond Hill (3 residents, 5 staff)
    • Outbreak #2 declared Jan. 28 at Amica Unionville Retirement Home, Markham (1 staff)

Nitty Gritty

  • 13,369 (+96) cases, or 53%, close contact
  • 7,527 (+56)  cases, or 30%, community transmission
  • 2,746 (+17) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
  • 319 (+14) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 393 (+2) cases, or 2%, travel
  • 865 (+2) cases, or 3%, workplace outbreak
  • 6,580 (+57) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 4,329 (+31) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 3,818 (+28) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 3,517 (+29) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 2,348 (+19) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 1,613 (+18) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 1,512 (+3) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 1,267 (+10) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 419 (+3) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 10,736 (+78) cases, 588 (-12) active
  • Markham 6,752 (+40) cases, 317 (-3) active
  • Richmond Hill 3,263 (+33) cases, 240 (-4) active
  • Newmarket 1,389 (+13) cases, 89 (+0) active
  • Georgina 569 (+9) cases, 54 (+7) active
  • Aurora 846 (+9) cases, 45 (+0) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 719 (+2) cases, 34 (-2) active
  • East Gwillimbury 496 (+3) cases, 29 (-3) active
  • King 569 (+1) cases, 11 (-3) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 30, for Jan. 29)

  • 266,363 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 2,063 new cases since Jan. 28
  • 73 more deaths, totalling 6,145
  • 240,494 resolved 90.3% of cases
  • 1,273 (-18) cases are hospitalized; 353 (-7) in ICU; 216 (-55) on ventilators
  • 59,594 more tests completed, with 31,463 awaiting results
  • 3.3% positivity Jan. 28

Vaccines

  • 9,373 daily doses administered Jan. 29
  • 336,828 total doses
  • 67,787 completed (2 required doses)

Cases in children, youth

  • 5,616(+47) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 7,776 (+61) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 8,184 (+58) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,174 (+12) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 241 (+2) active
  • 667 (+0) outbreaks at retirement homes, 142 (-6) active
  • 361 (+4) outbreaks at hospitals, 89 (+1) active
  • 3,574 (+24) long-term care resident deaths
  • 14,465 (+119) cases are long-term care residents 

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