Newmarket (reported Saturday, Feb. 27 at 5 p.m.)
- 1,593 cases of COVID-19
- 2 more cases since Feb. 26
- 32 (+1) variant cases
- 2 (+0) B.1.1.7. U.K.; local transmission
- 30 (+1) lineage not yet determined; 20 (+2) close contact, 5 (-1) local transmission, 5 workplace
- 1,506 (+13) cases resolved (94%)
- 50 (-11) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 37
- 6 (+0) hospitalized, 1 (+0) in ICU
- 5 (+1) institutional outbreaks
- Outbreak #2 declared Feb. 26 at Amica Newmarket Retirement Home (1 health-care worker)
- 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 (54 (+1) residents, 10 staff)
- Outbreak #3 Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre (27 patients, 16 health-care workers)
- 3 (+1) school surveillance
- 11-day surveillance closed Feb. 26 at La Maison Montessori House (1 staff)
- Surveillance #2 declared Feb. 26 at Dr. J.M. Denison Secondary School (1 staff)
- Surveillance declared Feb. 26 at Poplar Bank School (1 student)
- Surveillance #2 declared Feb. 25 at Denne Public School (1 staff)
- 1 (+0) child care outbreak
- Outbreak declared Feb. 6 at Brightpath Newmarket (5 children, 5 staff)
- 1 (+1) workplace outbreak
- 39 (-1) new cases in last 7 days
- 373 tests on Feb. 24, 7 positive (1.9% positivity); 281 tests on Feb. 25, 5 positive (1.8% positivity)
The Nitty Gritty
- 740 (+3) cases close contact, or 46%
- 311 (+1) cases institutional outbreak, or 20%
- 387 (-1) cases community transmission, or 24%
- 12 (-3) cases under investigation, or 1%
- 40 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
- 91 (+2) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
- 394 (+2) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
- 277 (+0) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
- 239 (+0) 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 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 37 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
York Region (reported Saturday, Feb. 27 at 5 p.m.) at red control zone
- 28,767 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 90 new cases since Feb. 26
- 597 (+27) variant cases
- 79 (+9) B.1.1.7 U.K.
- 518 (+27) lineage not yet determined
- 27,405 (+121) cases resolved (95%)
- 838 (-36) active cases
- 2 more deaths, totalling 524
- An 89-year-old Vaughan man passed away Feb. 23 at a personal residence, Vaughan (Exposure - local transmission)
- A 76-year-old Georgina woman passed away Feb. 23 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure - local transmission)
- 132 (-3) cases are hospitalized, 24 (+2) patients in ICU
- 379 (+1) workplace outbreaks, 15 (+0) active, 3,119 (+2) cases
Recovery Measures
- 689 (-29) new cases reported in last 7 days
- 63 (-2) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
- 26 (+6) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
- 0.86 (+0.01) 7-day median reproductive number
- 5% (-1%) of new cases unknown source of infection
- 3,279 tests on Feb. 24, 128 positive (3.9% positivity); 2,825 tests on Feb. 25, 115 positive (4.1% positivity)
Cases in schools, child care centres
- 59 (+0) school outbreaks, 2 (+0) active
- 404 (+4) school surveillances, 25 (+3) active
- 59 (+0) child care outbreaks, 3 (+0) active
- 1,153 (+6) total school and child care cases
- 784 (+5) student/children cases
- 369 (+1) staff cases
Institutional Outbreaks
- 259 (+1) institutional outbreaks, 25 (-1) active
- Outbreak #2 declared Feb. 26 at Amica Newmarket Retirement Home, Newmarket (1 health-care worker)
- 12 day outbreak #3 closed at Chartwell Oak Ridges Retirement Residence, Richmond Hill (2 staff)
- 79-day outbreak #4 closed at Mackenzie Health Long-term Care, Richmond Hill (7 residents, 12 health-care workers)
Nitty Gritty
- 14,732 (+65) cases, or 51%, close contact
- 8,460 (+21) cases, or 29%, community transmission
- 3,049 (+9) cases, or 11%, institutional outbreak
- 267 (-23) cases, or 1%, under investigation
- 451 (+2) cases, or 2%, travel
- 1,563 (+13) cases, or 5%, workplace outbreak
- 7,470 (+23) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
- 4,901 (+11) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
- 4,342 (+15) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
- 4,013 (+11) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
- 2,645 (+6) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 1,707 (+1) cases age 80+, or 6%
- 1,732 (+14) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
- 1,448 (+4) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 509 (+2) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 12,114 (+38) cases, 328 (-5) active
- Markham 7,558 (+24) cases, 195 (+4) active
- Richmond Hill 3,758 (+17) cases, 143 (-3) active
- Newmarket 1,593 (+2) cases, 50 (-11) active
- East Gwillimbury 617 (+1) cases, 30 (-12) active
- Georgina 672 (+2) cases, 27 (-3) active
- Aurora 939 (+1) cases, 25 (-4) active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 809 (+1) cases, 25 (+3) active
- King 646 (+4) cases, 14 (-1) active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 28, for Feb. 27)
- 300,816 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 1,062 new cases since Feb. 26
- 558 (+23) variant cases
- 528 (+20) U.K. variant
- 27 (+2) South African variant
- 3 (+1) Brazilian variant
- 20 more deaths, totalling 6,980
- 283,344 resolved 94.2% of cases
- 627 (-53) cases are hospitalized; 289 (+13) in ICU; 185 (+3) on ventilators (*about 10 %of hospitals did not submit data)
- 49,185 more tests completed, with 18,318 awaiting results
- 2.3% positivity Feb. 25
Vaccines
- 19,167 daily doses administered Feb. 27
- 687,271 total doses
- 262,103 completed (people fully vaccinated)
Cases in children, youth
- 6,715 (+58) cases ages 4 to 8
- 9,044 (+62) cases ages 9 to 13
- 9,489 (+46) cases ages 14 to 17
Institutional Outbreaks
- 1,274 (+6) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 96 (-2) active
- 753 (+4) outbreaks at retirement homes, 61 (+2) active
- 415 (+1) outbreaks at hospitals, 35 (+0) active
- 3,864 (-1) long-term care resident deaths
- 14,958 (+0) cases are long-term care residents