Newmarket (reported Friday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m.)
- 1,591 cases of COVID-19
- 6 more cases since Feb. 25
- 31 (+2) variant cases
- 2 (+0) B.1.1.7. U.K.; local transmission
- 29 (+2) lineage not yet determined; 18 (+1) close contact, 6 (+1) local transmission, 5 workplace
- 1,493 (+2) cases resolved (94%)
- 61 (+4) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 37
- 6 (-1) hospitalized, 1 (+0) in ICU
- 4 (+0) institutional outbreaks
- Outbreak #2 declared Feb. 22 at Eagle Terrace Long-term Care Home (4 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)
- 3 (+1) school surveillance
- Surveillance declared Feb. 26 at Poplar Bank School (1 student)
- 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
- 40 (-3) new cases in last 7 days
- 212 tests on Feb. 23, 8 positive (3.8% positivity); 373 tests on Feb. 24, 7 positive (1.9% positivity)
The Nitty Gritty
- 737 (+1) cases close contact, or 46%
- 310 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 20%
- 388 (+2) cases community transmission, or 24%
- 15 (+3) cases under investigation, or 1%
- 40 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
- 89 (+0) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
- 392 (+2) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
- 277 (+1) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
- 239 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
- 204 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
- 143 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 118 (+0) cases age 80+, or 8%
- 103 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
- 78 (+1) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 37 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
York Region (reported Friday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m.) at red control zone
- 28,680 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 115 new cases since Feb. 25
- 570 (+50) variant cases
- 79 (+9) B.1.1.7 U.K.
- 491 (+41) lineage not yet determined
- 27,284 (+100) cases resolved (95%)
- 874 (+13) active cases
- 2 more deaths, totalling 522
- An 80-year-old Richmond Hill man passed away Feb. 20 at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, Vaughan (Exposure - close contact)
- A 77-year-old Markham man passed away Feb. 22 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure - close contact)
- 135 (+4) cases are hospitalized, 22 (+3) patients in ICU
- 378 (+3) workplace outbreaks, 15 (-1) active, 3,117 (+13) cases
Recovery Measures
- 718 (-35) new cases reported in last 7 days
- 65 (-1) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
- 20 (-8) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
- 0.85 (-0.01) 7-day median reproductive number
- 6% (+1%) of new cases unknown source of infection
- 2,890 tests on Feb. 23, 197 positive (6.8% positivity); 3,279 tests on Feb. 24, 128 positive (3.9% positivity)
Cases in schools, child care centres
- 59 (+1) school outbreaks, 1 (+1) active
- 400 (+5) school surveillances, 22 (+5) active
- 59 (+0) child care outbreaks, 3 (+0) active
- 1,147 (+9) total school and child care cases
- 779 (+5) student/children cases
- 368 (+4) staff cases
Institutional Outbreaks
- 258 (+1) institutional outbreaks, 26 (+1) active
- Outbreak #3 declared Feb. 25 at at Chartwell Pine Grove LTC Residence, Vaughan (1 health-care worker)
Nitty Gritty
- 14,732 (+52) cases, or 51%, close contact
- 8,439 (+26) cases, or 29%, community transmission
- 3,040 (+0) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
- 290 (+27) cases, or 1%, under investigation
- 449 (+1) cases, or 2%, travel
- 1,550 (+10) cases, or 5%, workplace outbreak
- 7,447 (+42) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
- 4,890 (+15) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
- 4,327 (+15) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
- 4,002 (+12) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
- 2,639 (+12) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 1,706 (+0) cases age 80+, or 6%
- 1,718 (+6) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
- 1,444 (+9) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 507 (+4) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 12,077 (+46) cases, 333 (-7) active
- Markham 7,533 (+25) cases, 191 (+0) active
- Richmond Hill 3,743 (+20) cases, 146 (+10) active
- Newmarket 1,591 (+6) cases, 61 (+4) active
- East Gwillimbury 616 (+3) cases, 42 (+0) active
- Georgina 671 (+2) cases, 30 (+0) active
- Aurora 938 (+9) cases, 29 (+6) active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 808 (+2) cases, 22 (-3) active
- King 642 (+2) cases, 15 (-1) active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 27, for Feb. 26)
- 299,754 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 1,185 new cases since Feb. 25
- 535 (+42) variant cases
- 508 (+31) U.K. variant
- 25 (+11) South African variant
- 2 (+0) Brazilian variant
- 16 more deaths, totalling 6,960
- 282,315 resolved 94.2% of cases
- 680 (-3) cases are hospitalized; 276 (-8) in ICU; 182 (-11) on ventilators
- 59,416 more tests completed, with 27.989 awaiting results
- 2.3% positivity Feb. 25
Vaccines
- 24,339 daily doses administered Feb. 26
- 648,104 total doses
- 260,972 completed (people fully vaccinated)
Cases in children, youth
- 6,657 (+58) cases ages 4 to 8
- 8,982 (+80) cases ages 9 to 13
- 9,443 (+65) cases ages 14 to 17
Institutional Outbreaks
- 1,268 (+6) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 98 (-6) active
- 749 (+3) outbreaks at retirement homes, 59 (-3) active
- 414 (+4) outbreaks at hospitals, 35 (+1) active
- 3,864 (+1) long-term care resident deaths
- 14,958 (+3) cases are long-term care residents
