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

Cases jump by 19 in Newmarket, variant cases now total 7, and 1 more death; York Region confirms 159 new cases, variant cases increase by 30 to 158, outbreak at Richmond Hill homeless shelter declared; Ontario reports 981 new cases, with Toronto numbers missing, 42 more deaths, as variant cases reach 310
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Newmarket (reported Saturday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m.)

  • 1,512 cases of COVID-19 
  • 19 more cases since Feb. 12
  • 7 (+1) variant cases
    • 2 (+0) B.1.1.7. (U.K); local transmission,
    • 5 (+1)  (lineage not yet determined); close contact 
  • 1,400 (+9) cases resolved (93%)
  • 75 (+10) active cases
  • 1 more deaths, totalling 37
  • 10 (+0) hospitalized, 2 (+0) in ICU
  • 4 (+0) institutional outbreaks
    • Outbreak declared Feb. 3 at The Newmarket Residence (27 residents, 3 staff)
    • 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 (24 patients, 14 health-care workers)
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 7 at Newmarket Health Centre, Eagle Street (25 residents, 34 health-care workers)
  • 1 (+0) child care outbreak
    • Outbreak declared Feb 6 at Brightpath Childcare Centre – Newmarket (1 child, 2 staff)
  • 73 (+13) new cases in last 7 days
  • 163 tests on Feb. 10, 4 positive (2% positivity); 256 tests on Feb. 11, 13 positive (5% positivity)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 698 (+11) cases close contact, or 46%
  • 296 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 20%
  • 363 (+3) cases community transmission, or 24%
  • 22 (+5) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 40 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
  • 80 (+a) cases workplace outbreak, or 5%
  • 371 (+7) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
  • 259 (+2) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 229 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 198 (+3) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 140 (+2) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 117 (+0) cases age 80+, or 8%
  • 92 (+2) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 76 (+2) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 30 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Saturday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m.) at grey lockdown zone

  • 27,347 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 159 new cases since Feb. 12
  • 158 (+30) variant cases
    • 49 (+0) B.1.1.7 (U.K.)
    • 109 (+30) (lineage not yet determined) 
  • 25,846 (+156) cases resolved (94%)
  • 1,001 (-1) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 500
    • A 78-year-old Newmarket man passed away Feb. 10 at The Newmarket Residence, Newmarket (Exposure - outbreak at The Newmarket Residence)
  • 151 (+0) cases are hospitalized, 15 0) patients in ICU 
  • 361 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 23 (-3) active, 2,960 (+9) cases 

Recovery Measures

  • 924 (+27) new cases reported in last 7 days
  • 74 (+0) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
  • 34 (-2) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
  • 0.87 (+0.02)  7-day median reproductive number*
  • 9% (-23%) of new cases unknown source of infection
  • 2,111 tests on Feb. 10, 97 positive (5% positivity); 3,507  tests on Feb. 11, 144 positive (4% 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, 0 (+0) active
  • 377 (+0) school surveillances, 3 (+0) active
  • 56 (+0) child care outbreaks, 8 (+0) active
  • 1,072 (+3) total school and child care cases
  • 737 (+2) student/children cases
  • 335 (+1) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 246 (+1) institutional outbreaks, 30 (-2) active
    • 55-day outbreak closed Feb. 12 at River Glen Haven Nursing Home, Georgina (8 health-care workers)
    • 23-day outbreak closed Feb. 12 at Community Living Central York – Mount Albert, East Gwillimbury (4 residents, 7 staff)
    • 20-day outbreak #2 closed Feb. 13 at Christian Horizons – Maple, Vaughan (1 resident, 2 staff)
    • Outbreak declared Feb. 12 at Mosaic Interfaith Out from the Cold shelter, Richmond Hill (1 staff)

Nitty Gritty

  • 13,990 (+74) cases, or 51%, close contact
  • 8,002 (+31)  cases, or 29%, community transmission
  • 2,946 (+11) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
  • 377 (+26) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 433 (+4) cases, or 2%, travel
  • 1,395 (+11) cases, or 5%, workplace outbreak
  • 7,083 (+50) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 4,676 (+21) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 4,120 (+20) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 3,807 (+28) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 2,538 (+14) cases age 65 to 79, or 8%
  • 1,680 (+4) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 1,615 (+8) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 1,364 (+7) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 464 (+4) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 11,527 (+64) cases, 420 (-6) active
  • Markham 7,227 (+32) cases, 225 (-3) active
  • Richmond Hill 3,538 (+24) cases, 123 (+1) active
  • Newmarket 1,512 (+19) cases, 75 (+10) active
  • East Gwillimbury 561 (+4) cases, 46 (-2) active
  • Georgina 635 (+3) cases, 35 (-2) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 776 (+3) cases, 27 (-2) active
  • King 609 (+6) cases, 25 (+3) active
  • Aurora 894 (+4) cases, 20 (+0) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 14, for Feb. 13)

  • 285,868 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 981 new cases since Feb. 12 (data remediation related to Toronto Public Health may be impacting case counts)
  • 310 (+9) variant cases
    • 303 (+6) U.K. variant
    • 6 (+3) South African variant
    • 1 (+0) Brazilian variant
  • 42 more deaths, totalling 6,693
  • 267,128 resolved 93.4% of cases
  • 705 (-81) cases are hospitalized; 292 (+5) in ICU; 203 (+0) on ventilators
  • 48,701 more tests completed, with 15,947 awaiting results
  • 2.6% positivity Feb. 13

Vaccines

  • 10,679 daily doses administered Feb. 13
  • 467,626 total doses
  • 174,643 completed (people fully vaccinated)

Cases in children, youth

  • 6,150 (+35) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 8,370 (+38) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 8,854 (+29) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,229 (+0) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 174 (-12) active
  • 722 (+2) outbreaks at retirement homes, 103 (-5) active
  • 393 (+3) outbreaks at hospitals, 48 (+0) active
  • 3,797 (+17) long-term care resident deaths
  • 14,895 (+55) 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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