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

2 more cases in Newmarket, active cases drop to 50, 1 case at Dr. J.M. Denison Secondary, outbreak declared at Amica; York Region confirms 90 new cases, 2 more deaths, 27 more variant cases; Ontario reports 1,062 new cases, 20 more deaths, 23 more variants
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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

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Debora Kelly is NewmarketToday's editor. 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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