Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m.)
- 1,569 cases of COVID-19
- 4 more cases since Feb. 22
- 25 (+2) variant cases
- 2 (+0) B.1.1.7. (U.K); local transmission
- 23 (+2) (lineage not yet determined); 13 close contact, 5 local transmission, 5 workplace
- 1,485 (+4) cases resolved (94%)
- 47 (+1) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 37
- 7 (+0) hospitalized, 1 (+0) in ICU
- 4 (-1) institutional outbreaks
- 45-day outbreak #3 closed Feb. 22 at Southlake Residential Care Village LTC (7 residents, 10 health-care workers)
- Outbreak #2 declared Feb. 22 at Eagle Terrace Long-term Care Home (2 staff)
- Outbreak declared Feb. 19 at Inn From the Cold (1 resident, 1 staff)
- Outbreak declared Feb. 3 at The Newmarket Residence (53 residents, 10 staff)
- Outbreak #3 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (27 patients, 16 health-care workers)
- 1 (+0) school surveillance
- Surveillance declared Feb. 15 at La Maison Montessori House (1 staff)
- 1 (+0) child care outbreak
- Outbreak declared Feb. 6 at Brightpath Newmarket (5 (+1) children, 5 staff)
- 37 (-5) new cases in last 7 days
- 264 tests on Feb. 20, 6 positive (2% positivity); 249 tests on Feb. 21, 6 positive (2% positivity)
The Nitty Gritty
- 732 (+5) cases close contact, or 47%
- 310 (+1) cases institutional outbreak, or 20%
- 378 (+0) cases community transmission, or 24%
- 9 (-2) cases under investigation, or 1%
- 40 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
- 88 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
- 385 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
- 273 (+2) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
- 233 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
- 203 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
- 143 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 118 (+0) cases age 80+, or 8%
- 102 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
- 76 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 36 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
York Region (reported Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m.) at red control zone
- 28,355 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 86 new cases since Feb. 21
- 461 (+52) variant cases
- 53 (+0) B.1.1.7 (U.K.)
- 408 (+52) (lineage not yet determined)
- 26,950 (+117) cases resolved (94%)
- 889 (-33) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 516
- 131 (-1) cases are hospitalized, 19 (+0) patients in ICU
- 372 (+2) workplace outbreaks, 16 (+0) active, 3,076 (+8) cases
Recovery Measures
- 738 (-69) new cases reported in last 7 days
- 69 (-3) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
- 33 (+8) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
- 0.89 (-0.04) 7-day median reproductive number
- 4% (+0.0%) of new cases unknown source of infection
- 2,741 tests on Feb. 20, 99 positive (4% positivity); 1,927 tests on Feb. 21, 89 positive (5% positivity)
Cases in schools, child care centres
- 58 (+0) school outbreaks, 1 (+0) active
- 388 (+4) school surveillances, 11 (+4) active
- 59 (+0) child care outbreaks, 5 (+0) active
- 1,125 (+5) total school and child care cases
- 766 (+3) student/children cases
- 359 (+2) staff cases
Institutional Outbreaks
- 257 (+3) institutional outbreaks, 26 (+0) active
- 45-day outbreak #3 closed Feb. 22 at Southlake Residential Care Village LTC, Newmarket (7 residents, 10 health-care workers)
- 11-day outbreak #3 closed Feb. 22 at Sunrise of Unionville Retirement Home, Markham (1 staff)
- 61-day outbreak closed Feb. 23 at Willows Estate Nursing Home, Aurora (13 deaths, 45 residents, 30 health-care workers)
- Outbreak #3 declared Feb. 22 at Chartwell Valley Vista Retirement Residence, Vaughan (1 resident, 1 staff)
- Outbreak #10 declared Feb. 23 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (2 patients)
- Outbreak declared Feb. 23 at Brookside Court Retirement Residence, Richmond Hill (1 staff)
Nitty Gritty
- 14,572 (+43) cases, or 51%, close contact
- 8,346 (+23) cases, or 29%, community transmission
- 3,035 (+6) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
- 257 (+0) cases, or 1%, under investigation
- 448 (+2) cases, or 2%, travel
- 1,517 (+10) cases, or 5%, workplace outbreak
- 7,345 (+20) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
- 4,841 (+16) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
- 4,277 (+10) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
- 3,960 (+17) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
- 2,612 (+11) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 1,701 (+1) cases age 80+, or 6%
- 1,698 (+5) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
- 1,424 (+4) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 496 (+6) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 11,949 (+39) cases, 370 (-8) active
- Markham 7,461 (+11) cases, 202 (-19) active
- Richmond Hill 3,692 (+18) cases, 138 (-3) active
- Newmarket 1,569 (+4) cases, 47 (+1) active
- East Gwillimbury 608 (+1) cases, 41 (-2) active
- Georgina 659 (+2) cases, 26 (-3) active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 800 (+5) cases, 24 (+4) active
- Aurora 921 (+6) cases, 20 (+1) active
- King 634 (+0) cases, 20 (-3) active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 24, for Feb. 23)
- 296,173 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 1,054 new cases since Feb. 22
- 405 (+5) variant cases
- 395 (+5) U.K. variant
- 9 (+0) South African variant
- 1 (+0) Brazilian variant
- 9 more deaths, totalling 6,893
- 279,230 resolved 94.3% of cases
- 675 (-43) cases are hospitalized; 287 (+4) in ICU; 182 (-4) on ventilators
- 54,852 more tests completed, with 41,251 awaiting results
- 4.2% positivity Feb. 22
Vaccines
- 17,141 daily doses administered Feb. 23
- 602,848 total doses
- 251,590 completed (people fully vaccinated)
Cases in children, youth
- 6,516 (+42) cases ages 4 to 8
- 8,810 (+50) cases ages 9 to 13
- 9,268 (+40) cases ages 14 to 17
Institutional Outbreaks
- 1,255 (+4) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 114 (-7) active
- 735 (+1) outbreaks at retirement homes, 63 (-6) active
- 407 (+0) outbreaks at hospitals, 33 (-5) active
- 3,860 (+2) long-term care resident deaths
- 14,937 (+0) cases are long-term care residents
