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

7 more cases in Newmarket, 2 of 3 more variant cases are workplace transmission; new cases in York Region drop to 81, 3 more deaths, as Rt value rises above 1.0 for first time in weeks and incidence rate continues upward tick; Ontario reports, 1,092 new cases, 10 more deaths, as vaccination milestone reached
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Newmarket (reported Wednesday, March 10 at 5 p.m.)

  • 1,650 cases of COVID-19 
  • 7 more cases since March 9
  • 58 (+3) variant cases
    • 7 (+0) B.1.1.7. U.K.; local transmission
    • 51 (+3) lineage not yet determined; 29 (+2) close contact, 15 (-1) local transmission, 2 (+2) workplace
  • 1,566 (+5) cases resolved (95%)
  • 47 (+2) 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 (1 patient, 4 (+2) health-care workers)
    • 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 (+0) school surveillances
    • 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)
  • 0 (-2) workplace outbreaks
  • 43 (+7) new cases in last 7 days
  • 261 tests on March 8, 4 positive (1.5% positivity)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 764 (+2) cases close contact, or 46%
  • 410 (+0) cases community transmission, or 25%
  • 316 (+2) cases institutional outbreak, or 19%
  • 11 (+1) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 41 (+0) cases travel, or 2%
  • 96 (+2) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
  • 404 (+1) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
  • 291 (+2) cases age 35 to 44, or 17%
  • 247 (+1) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 215 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 148 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 119 (+1) 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 Wednesday, March 10 at 5 p.m.) at red control zone

  • 29,846 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 81 new cases since March 9
  • 982 (+48) variant cases
    • 189 (+12) B.1.1.7 U.K.
    • 793 (+36) lineage not yet determined 
  • 28,480 (+91) cases resolved (95.5%)
  • 831 (-16) active cases
  • 3 more deaths, totalling 535
    • A 75-year-old Aurora man passed away March 7 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure - local transmission)
    • An 87-year-old Whitchurch-Stouffville man passed away March 3 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure - local transmission)
    • A 41-year-old Georgina man passed away Feb. 26 at a personal residence (Exposure - close contact)
  • 142 (+6) cases are hospitalized, 21 (-1) patients in ICU 
  • 396 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 14 (-4) active, 3,243 (+2) cases 

Recovery Measures

Vaccinations as of March 9

  • 74,449 (+2,985) total doses
  • 25,241 (+2,204) doses 80 and older
  • 44.4% (+4.8%) proportion of ages 80+ with at least 1 dose

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • 66 (+1) school outbreaks, 7 (+0) active
    • E.J. Sand Public School, Vaughan (2 students)
    • Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Elementary School, East Gwillimbury (closed, 3 students)
    • Woodbridge College High School, Vaughan (3 students, 4 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)
    • Stonebridge Public School, Markham (5 students)
  • 449 (+6) school surveillances, 48 (+0) active
  • 60 (+1) child care outbreaks, 1 (+1) active
  • 1,251 (+27) total school and child care cases
  • 862 (+9) student/children cases
  • 389 (+3) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 271 (+1) institutional outbreaks, 22 (+1) active
    • Outbreak #11 declared March 10 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (3 patients)

Nitty Gritty

  • 15,371 (+59) cases, or 51%, close contact
  • 8,812 (+44)  cases, or 29%, community transmission
  • 3,087 (+8) cases, or 10%, institutional outbreak
  • 236 (-50) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 479 (+1) cases, or 2%, travel
  • 1,680 (+16) cases, or 5%, workplace outbreak
  • 7,642 (+17) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 5,083 (+19) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 4,438 (+10) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 4,176 (+16) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 2,750 (+5) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 1,814 (+3) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 1,734 (+3) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 1,515 (+5) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 527 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 12,579 (+34) cases, 341 (-15) active
  • Markham 7,755 (+17) cases, 166 (+7) active
  • Richmond Hill 3,971 (+12) cases, 155 (-9) active
  • Newmarket 1,650 (+7) cases, 47 (+2) active
  • Aurora 982 (+2) cases, 34 (+2) active
  • East Gwillimbury 644 (+8) cases, 25 (+3) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 838 (+1) cases, 22 (-3) active
  • King 670 (+0) cases, 21 (-1) active
  • Georgina 697 (+0) cases, 20 (-2) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on March 11, for March 10)

  • 313,520 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 1,092 new cases since March 8
  • 1,025 (+48) variant cases
    • 921 (+35) U.K. variant
    • 41 (+2) South African variant
    • 28 (+11) Brazilian variant
  • 10 more deaths, totalling 7,109
  • 295,128 resolved 94.1% of cases
  • 680 (+2) cases are hospitalized; 277 (-4) in ICU; 184 (+6) on ventilators 
  • 60,619 more tests completed, with 42,033 awaiting results
  • 2.4% positivity March 10

Vaccines

  • 40,610 daily doses administered March 10
  • 1,019,407 total doses
  • 281,714 completed (people fully vaccinated)

Cases in children, youth

  • 7,269 (+39) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 9,731 (+59) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 10,041 (+43) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,314 (+7) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 75 (+1) active
  • 779 (+2) outbreaks at retirement homes, 53 (-2) active
  • 424 (+1) outbreaks at hospitals, 20 (-2) active
  • 3,877 (+1) long-term care resident deaths
  • 14,976 (-2) cases are long-term care residents

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Debora Kelly is the editor for AuroraToday and NewmarketToday. 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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