Newmarket (reported Tuesday, March 9 at 5 p.m.)
- 1,643 cases of COVID-19
- 3 more cases since March 8
- 55 (+3) variant cases
- 7 (+0) B.1.1.7. U.K.; local transmission
- 48 (+3) lineage not yet determined; 27 (+0) close contact, 16 (+2) local transmission, 4 (+0) workplace
- 1,561 (+2) cases resolved (95%)
- 45 (+0) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 37
- 7 (+0) hospitalized, 1 (+0) in ICU
- 4 (+0) institutional outbreaks
- Outbreak #4 declared March 7 at Southlake Residential Care Village (2 staff)
- Outbreak #2 declared Feb. 26 at Amica Newmarket Retirement Home (1 staff)
- Outbreak #2 declared Feb. 22 at Eagle Terrace Long-term Care Home (4 health-care workers)
- Outbreak declared Feb. 3 at The Newmarket Residence (54 residents, 10 staff)
- 1 (+0) school outbreak
- Outbreak declared March 5 at Poplar Bank School (2 students)
- 4 (-1) school surveillances
- 11-day surveillance #2 closed March 9 at at Dr. J.M. Denison Secondary School (1 student)
- Surveillance #3 declared March 5 at Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School (1 student)
- Surveillance #3 declared March 1 at Newmarket High School (1 student)
- Surveillance #3 declared March 1 at Rogers Public School (1 student)
- Surveillance #5 declared Feb. 28 at Sir William Mulock Secondary School (1 student)
- 2 (+0) workplace outbreaks
- 36 (-4 ) new cases in last 7 days
- 239 tests on March 7, 10 positive (4.2% positivity)
The Nitty Gritty
- 762 (+1) cases close contact, or 46%
- 410 (+2) cases community transmission, or 25%
- 314 (-1) cases institutional outbreak, or 19%
- 10 (-1) cases under investigation, or 1%
- 41 (+0) cases travel, or 2%
- 94 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
- 403 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
- 289 (+2) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
- 246 (+0) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
- 214 (+0) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
- 147 (-1) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 118 (+0) cases age 80+, or 8%
- 107 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 7%
- 82 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 37 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
York Region (reported Tuesday, March 9 at 5 p.m.) at red control zone
- 29,768 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 153 new cases since March 8
- 934 (+62) variant cases
- 177 (+2) B.1.1.7 U.K.
- 757 (+60) lineage not yet determined
- 28,389 (+95) cases resolved (95.5%)
- 847 (+54) active cases
- 1 more death, totalling 532
- A 92-year-old Markham woman passed away March 8 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure - close contact)
- 136 (+0) cases are hospitalized, 22 (+1) patients in ICU
- 396 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 18 (-2) active, 3,241 (+2) cases
Recovery Measures
- 768 (+54) new cases reported in last 7 days
- 55 (+1) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
- 25 (+3) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
- 0.96 (+0.01) 7-day median reproductive number
- 2,248 tests on March 7, 102 positive (4.5% positivity)
Vaccines as of March 8
- 74,449 (+3,452) total doses
- 23,037 (-44) doses 80 and older
- 39.6% (+4.3%) proportion of ages 80+ with at least 1 dose
Cases in schools, child care centres
- 65 (+1) school outbreaks, 7 (+1) active
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Elementary School, East Gwillimbury (closed, 3 students)
- Woodbridge College High School, Vaughan (3 students, 4 (+3) staff)
- Mount Albert Public School, East Gwillimbury (closed, 2 students)
- Northern Lights Public School, Aurora (closed, 2 students, 1 staff)
- Poplar Bank Public School, Newmarket (2 students)
- Roselawn Public School, Richmond Hill (2 students, 1 staff)
- Stonebridge Public School, Markham (5 students)
- 443 (+6) school surveillances, 48 (+1) active
- 59 (+0) child care outbreaks, 0 (-1) active
- 1,224 (+15) total school and child care cases
- 853 (+11) student/children cases
- 386 (+4) staff cases
Institutional Outbreaks
- 270 (+3) institutional outbreaks, 21 (+3) active
- Outbreak #4 declared March 9 at Chartwell Oak Ridges Retirement Home, Richmond Hill (2 staff)
- Outbreak declared March 9 at CBI Group community living residence, East Gwillimbury (1 staff)
- Outbreak #2 declared March 9 at Mon Sheong Richmond Hill LTC, Richmond Hill (1 health-care worker)
Nitty Gritty
- 15,312 (+72) cases, or 51%, close contact
- 8,768 (+36) cases, or 29%, community transmission
- 3,079 (+1) cases, or 10%, institutional outbreak
- 286 (+29) cases, or 1%, under investigation
- 478 (+0) cases, or 2%, travel
- 1,664 (+11) cases, or 5%, workplace outbreak
- 7,642 (+47) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
- 5,064 (+24) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
- 4,478 (+14) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
- 4,160 (+22) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
- 2,745 (+19) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 1,731 (+3) cases age 80+, or 6%
- 1,811 (+11) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
- 1,510 (+10) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 527 (+2) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 12,547 (+62) cases, 356 (+15) active
- Markham 7,739 (+35) cases, 159 (+11) active
- Richmond Hill 3,959 (+28) cases, 164 (+17) active
- Newmarket 1,643 (+3) cases, 45 (+0) active
- Aurora 980 (+7) cases, 32 (+2) active
- King 670 (+4) cases, 22 (+0) active
- East Gwillimbury 636 (+3) cases, 22 (+1) active
- Georgina 697 (+4) cases, 22 (+2) active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 837 (+7) cases, 25 (+6) active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on March 10, for March 9)
- 312,428 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 1,316 new cases since March 8
- 977 (+13) variant cases
- 921 (+13) U.K. variant
- 39 (+0) South African variant
- 17 (+0) Brazilian variant
- 16 more deaths, totalling 7,099
- 294,018 resolved 94.1% of cases
- 678 (-11) cases are hospitalized; 281 (-9) in ICU; 178 (-6) on ventilators
- 54,149 more tests completed, with 38,518 awaiting results
- 2.5% positivity March 9
Vaccines
- 31,047 daily doses administered March 8
- 943,533 total doses
- 276,193 completed (people fully vaccinated)
Cases in children, youth
- 7,230 (+62) cases ages 4 to 8
- 9,672 (+73) cases ages 9 to 13
- 9,998 (+63) cases ages 14 to 17
Institutional Outbreaks
- 1,307 (+0) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 74 (-1) active
- 777 (+2) outbreaks at retirement homes, 55 (-1) active
- 423 (+1) outbreaks at hospitals, 22 (+0) active
- 3,876 (+0) long-term care resident deaths
- 14,978 (-2) cases are long-term care residents
