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

Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 5 p.m.)

1,470 cases of COVID-19
9 more cases since Feb. 8
4 variant cases
- 1 B.1.1.7. (U.K)
- 3 (+1) (lineage not determined)
1,372 (+5) cases resolved (93%)
61 (+4) active cases
0 more deaths, totalling 36
8 (-2) hospitalized, 2 (+0) in ICU
5 (-1) institutional outbreaks
- 31-day outbreak #5 closed Feb. 8 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (14 health-care workers)
- Outbreak declared Feb. 3 at The Newmarket Residence (26 residents, 3 (+2) staff)
- Outbreak declared Jan. 24 at Kinark Child and Family Residential Services (1 resident)
- 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 (23 patients, 13 health-care workers)
- Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (25 residents, 34 health-care workers)
1 (+0) school outbreak
- Outbreak #2 declared Jan. 30 at Armitage Village Public School (2 staff)
1 (+0) child care outbreak
- Outbreak declared Feb 6 at Brightpath Childcare Centre – Newmarket (1 child, 2 (+1) staff)
55(+2) new cases in last 7 days
183 tests on Feb. 6, 3 positive (2% positivity); 301 tests on Feb. 7, 8 positive (3% positivity)

The Nitty Gritty

674 (+4) cases close contact, or 46%
294 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 20%
358 (+2) cases community transmission, or 24%
14 (+0) cases under investigation, or 1%
40 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
77 (+3) cases workplace outbreak, or 5%
357 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
251 (+2) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
226 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
191 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
134 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
118 (+1) cases age 80+, or 8%
90 (+2) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
74 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
29 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 5 p.m.) at grey lockdown zone

26,811 confirmed cases of COVID-19
123 new cases since Feb. 8
77 (+13) variant cases
- 20 (+1) B.1.1.7 (U.K.)
- 57 (+13) (lineage not determined)
25,290 (+115) cases resolved (94%)
1,033 (+2) active cases
5 more deaths, totalling 488
- A 76-year-old Vaughan woman passed away Feb. 2 at North York General Hospital, Toronto (Exposure - local transmission)
- A 74-year-old Aurora man passed away Feb. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure - outbreak at Southlake)
- An 83-year-old Markham man passed away Feb. 4 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure - close contact)
- An 89-year-old Richmond Hill woman passed away Feb. 5 at Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto (Exposure - local transmission)
- A 52-year-old Richmond Hill man passed away Feb. 6 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure - close contact)
152 (-1) cases are hospitalized, 17 (+)) patients in ICU
353 (+2) workplace outbreaks, 24 (+2) active, 2,855 (+25) cases

Recovery Measures

903 (+23) new cases reported in last 7 days
76 (-2) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
37 (+1) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
0.89 (-0.01) 7-day median reproductive number*
33% (+2%) of new cases unknown source of infection
2,084 tests on Feb. 6, 90 positive (4% positivity); 2,590 tests on Feb. 7, 137 (5% 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

57 (+0) school outbreaks, 2 (+0) active
377 (+0) school surveillances, 3 (+0) active
54 (+1) child care outbreaks, 10 (+0) active
1,059 (+6) total school and child care cases
728 (+5) student/children cases
331 (+1) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

243 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 36 (-3 ) active
- 31-day outbreak #5 closed Feb. 8 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (14 health-care workers)
- 45-day outbreak #3 closed Feb. 8 at Sunrise of Thornhill retirement home, Vaughan (1 death, 3 residents, 9 staff)
- 24-day outbreak closed Feb. 8 at Meta Centre community living, Richmond Hill (8 residents, 10 staff)

Nitty Gritty