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

10 more cases in Newmarket, surpassing 1,400, with 83 active; York Region confirms 162 new cases, 1 more death, as incidence rate drops to 112; Ontario reports 1,969 new cases, 36 deaths, as U.K. variant cases grow by 11 to total 69
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Newmarket (reported Sunday, Jan. 31 at 5 p.m.)

  • 1,408 cases of COVID-19 
  • 10 more cases since Jan. 30
  • 1,290 (+12) cases resolved (92%)
  • 83 (-4) active cases
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 35
  • 11 (-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 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak #4 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (7 patients, 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 (11 patients, 24 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (25 residents, 34 (+1) health-care workers)
  • 79 (-5) new cases in last 7 days
  • 287 tests on Jan. 28, 8 positive (3% positivity); 379 tests on Jan. 29, 15 positive (4% positivity)  

The Nitty Gritty

  • 663 (+5) cases close contact, or 47%
  • 279 (+1) cases institutional outbreak, or 20%
  • 354 (+2) cases community transmission, or 25%
  • 17 (+1) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 37 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
  • 46 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 3%
  • 343 (+4) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
  • 240 (+1) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 216 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 183 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 126 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 116 (+0) cases age 80+, or 9%
  • 88 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 72 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 24 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Sunday, Jan. 31 at 5 p.m.) at grey lockdown zone

  • 25,709 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 162 new cases since Jan. 30
  • 23,894 (+180) cases resolved (93%)
  • 1,351 (-60) active cases
  • 1 more deaths, totalling 464
    • A 97-year-old Aurora woman passed away Jan. 23 at Willow Estates LTC Home, Aurora (Exposure - outbreak at Willow Estates) 
  • 180 (+5) cases are hospitalized, 21 (+0) patients in ICU 
  • 334 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 18 (-2) active, 2,682 (+1) cases 

Recovery Measures

  • 1,231 (+13) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 112 (-5) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 50 (-8) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
  • 0.87 (+0.2)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 31% (-1%) of new cases unknown source of infection
  • 3,323 tests on Jan. 28, 182 positive (5% positivity); 3,272 tests on Jan. 29, 193 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 (+0) school outbreaks, 1 (+0) active
  • 375 (+1) school surveillances, 13 (+0) active
  • 48 (+0) child care outbreaks, 8 (-1) active
  • 1,024 (+2) total school and child care cases
  • 709 (+1) student/children cases
  • 315 (+1) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 239 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 55 (-1) active
    • 48-day outbreak #2 closed Jan. 30 at Amica Swanlake retirement home, Markham (2 residents, 9 staff)

Nitty Gritty

  • 13,548 (+78) cases, or 53%, close contact
  • 7,621 (+40)  cases, or 30%, community transmission
  • 2,789 (+29) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
  • 310 (+13) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 395 (+0) cases, or 2%, travel
  • 865 (+0) cases, or 3%, workplace outbreak
  • 6,659 (+44) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 4,387 (+36) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 3,869 (+27) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 3,563 (+22) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 2,382 (+14) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 1,625 (+3) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 1,525 (+4) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 1,278 (+8) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 421 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 10,837 (+52) cases, 535 (-30) active
  • Markham 6,828 (+41) cases, 310 (+0) active
  • Richmond Hill 3,320 (+36) cases, 242 (+5) active
  • Newmarket 1,408 (+10) cases, 83 (-4) active
  • Georgina 590 (+5) cases, 59 (-2) active
  • Aurora 861 (+7) cases, 52 (+4) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 730 (+10) cases, 33 (+8) active
  • East Gwillimbury 501 (+1) cases, 24 (-3) active
  • King 570 (+0) cases, 9 (-1) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 1, for Jan. 31)

  • 270,180 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 1,969 new cases since Jan. 30 (includes additional Toronto data)
  • 69 (+11) U.K. variant cases
  • 36 more deaths, totalling 6,224
  • 244,939 resolved 90.7% of cases
  • 1,158 (-1) cases are hospitalized; 354 (-2) in ICU; 260 (+8) on ventilators (about 10% of hospitals did not submit data)
  • 30,359 more tests completed, with 11,651 awaiting results
  • 3.3% positivity Jan. 28

Vaccines

  • 2,256 daily doses administered Jan. 31
  • 341,900 total doses
  • 70,293 completed (2 required doses)

Cases in children, youth

  • 5,708 (+40) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 7,879 (+54) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 8,317 (+77) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,188 (+5) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 241 (+1) active
  • 677 (+3) outbreaks at retirement homes, 137 (+1) active
  • 363 (+1) outbreaks at hospitals, 84 (+0) active
  • 3,614 (+19) long-term care resident deaths
  • 14,616 (+62) 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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