Newmarket (reported Thursday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m.)
- 1,585 cases of COVID-19
- 9 more cases since Feb. 24
- 29 (+3) variant cases
- 2 (+0) B.1.1.7. (U.K); local transmission
- 27 (+3) (lineage not yet determined); 17 (+3) close contact, 5 local transmission, 5 workplace
- 1,491 (+4) cases resolved (94%)
- 57 (+5) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 37
- 7 (+0) hospitalized, 1 (+0) in ICU
- 4 (+0) institutional outbreaks
- Outbreak #2 declared Feb. 22 at Eagle Terrace Long-term Care Home (4 (+1) 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)
- 2 (+1) school surveillance
- Surveillance #2 declared Feb. 25 at Denne Public School (1 staff)
- Surveillance declared Feb. 15 at La Maison Montessori House (1 staff)
- 1 (+0) child care outbreak
- Outbreak declared Feb. 6 at Brightpath Newmarket (5 children, 5 staff)
- 1 (+1) workplace outbreak
- 43 (+4) new cases in last 7 days
- 206 tests on Feb. 22, 5 positive (2.4% positivity); 212 tests on Feb. 23, 8 positive (3,8% positivity)
The Nitty Gritty
- 736 (+1) cases close contact, or 46%
- 310 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 20%
- 386 (+5) cases community transmission, or 24%
- 12 (+2) cases under investigation, or 1%
- 40 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
- 89 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
- 390 (+2) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
- 276 (+3) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
- 237 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
- 204 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
- 143 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 118 (+0) cases age 80+, or 8%
- 103 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
- 77 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 37 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
York Region (reported Thursday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m.) at red control zone
- 28,565 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 102 new cases since Feb. 24
- 520 (+34) variant cases
- 70 (+0) B.1.1.7 (U.K.)
- 450 (+34) (lineage not yet determined)
- 27,184 (+134) cases resolved (95%)
- 861 (-33) active cases
- 1 more death, totalling 520
- A 71-year-old Vaughan man passed away Feb. 19 at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, Vaughan (Exposure - close contact)
- 131 (-1) cases are hospitalized, 19 (+0) patients in ICU
- 375 (+2) workplace outbreaks, 16 (+1) active, 3,104 (+7) cases
Recovery Measures
- 753 (+15) new cases reported in last 7 days
- 66 (-2) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
- 28 (-1) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
- 0.86 (+0.0) 7-day median reproductive number
- 5% (+0%) of new cases unknown source of infection
- 1,624 tests on Feb. 22, 109 positive (6.7% positivity); 2,890 tests on Feb. 23, 197 positive (6.8% positivity)
Cases in schools, child care centres
- 58 (+0) school outbreaks, 1 (+0) active
- 395 (+3) school surveillances, 17 (+3) active
- 59 (+0) child care outbreaks, 3 (-2) active
- 1,138 (+5) total school and child care cases
- 774 (+4) student/children cases
- 364 (+1) staff cases
Institutional Outbreaks
- 257 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 25 (-1) active
- 21-day outbreak #5 closed at Bethany Lodge LTC, Markham (1 resident, 1 health-care worker)
Nitty Gritty
- 14,680 (+52) cases, or 51%, close contact
- 8,413 (+37) cases, or 29%, community transmission
- 3,040 (+4) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
- 263 (-5) cases, or 1%, under investigation
- 448 (+0) cases, or 2%, travel
- 1,540 (+13) cases, or 5%, workplace outbreak
- 7,405 (+31) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
- 4,875 (+16) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
- 4,312 (+15) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
- 3,990 (+14) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
- 2,627 (+8) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 1,706 (+1) cases age 80+, or 6%
- 1,712 (+7) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
- 1,435 (+8) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 503 (+2) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 12,031 (+43) cases, 340 (-22) active
- Markham 7,508 (+24) cases, 191 (-1) active
- Richmond Hill 3,723 (+15) cases, 136 (-10) active
- Newmarket 1,585 (+9) cases, 57 (+5) active
- East Gwillimbury 613 (+1) cases, 42 (-2) active
- Georgina 669 (+3) cases, 30 (+0) active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 806 (+0) cases, 25 (+3) active
- Aurora 929 (+3) cases, 23 (-1) active
- King 640 (+4) cases, 16 (-1) active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 26, for Feb. 25)
- 298,569 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 1,258 new cases since Feb. 24
- 493 (+31) variant cases
- 477 (+28) U.K. variant
- 14 (+3) South African variant
- 2 (+0) Brazilian variant
- 28 more deaths, totalling 6,944
- 281,331 resolved 94.2% of cases
- 683 (-4) cases are hospitalized; 284 (+1) in ICU; 193 (+11) on ventilators
- 64,049 more tests completed, with 35,502 awaiting results
- 2.2% positivity Feb. 24
Vaccines
- 21,805 daily doses administered Feb. 25
- 643,765 total doses
- 258,014 completed (people fully vaccinated)
Cases in children, youth
- 6,599 (+51) cases ages 4 to 8
- 8,902 (+46) cases ages 9 to 13
- 9,378 (+58) cases ages 14 to 17
Institutional Outbreaks
- 1,262 (+6) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 104 (-3) active
- 746 (+6) outbreaks at retirement homes, 62 (-1) active
- 410 (+0) outbreaks at hospitals, 34 (-1) active
- 3,864 (+0) long-term care resident deaths
- 14,955 (+12) cases are long-term care residents
