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

Newmarket cases spike by 23 — highest daily increase since Jan. 14 — 1 more death, outbreak at Poplar Bank ends; York Region new cases jump by 171, incidence rate rises to 62, and 4 more deaths; Ontario reports 1,463 new cases, 11 more deaths, as variant cases tally 1,136
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Newmarket (reported Friday, March 12 at 5 p.m.)

  • 1,679 cases of COVID-19 
  • 23 more cases since March 11
  • 62 (+2) variant cases
    • 8 (+0) B.1.1.7. U.K.; local transmission
    • 54 (+2) lineage not yet determined; 30 (+1) close contact, 15 (-1) local transmission, 8 (+1) workplace, 1 (+1) institutional outbreak
  • 1,579 (+7) cases resolved (95%)
  • 61 (+13) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 39
    • A 72-year-old Newmarket man passed away March 9 at 9 (*updated) Cortelucci Vaughan Hospital (Exposure - outbreak at The Newmarket Residence)
  • 5 (-1) hospitalized, 0 in ICU
  • 3 (+0) institutional outbreaks
    • Outbreak #2 declared March 11 at The Roxborough Retirement Residence, Newmarket (1 staff)
    • Outbreak #4 declared March 7 at Southlake Residential Care Village (2 (+1) resident, 8 (+4) health-care workers)
    • Outbreak declared Feb. 3 at The Newmarket Residence (54 residents, 10 staff)
  • 0 (-1) school outbreak
    • 8-day outbreak closed March 12 at Poplar Bank School (2 students)
  • 2 (+0) school surveillances
    • Surveillance #3 declared March 5 at Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School (1 student)
    • Surveillance #3 declared March 1 at Rogers Public School (1 student)
  • 64 (+19) new cases in last 7 days
  • 378 tests on March 10, 10 positive (2.6% positivity)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 776 (+8) cases close contact, or 46%
  • 412 (+1) cases community transmission, or 25%
  • 318 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 19%
  • 21 (+11) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 42 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
  • 98 (+2) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
  • 414 (+9) cases age 19 to 34, 24%
  • 293 (+1) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 252 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 218 (+2) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 151 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 119 (+0) cases age 80+, or 7%
  • 109 (+2) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 85 (+2) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 38 (+1) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Friday, March 12 at 5 p.m.) at red control zone

  • 30,133 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 171 new cases since March 11
  • 1,074 (+50) variant cases
    • 199 (+0) B.1.1.7 U.K.
    • 875 (+50) lineage not yet determined 
  • 28,665 (+95) cases resolved (95.5%)
  • 928 (+65) active cases
  • 4 more deaths, totalling 540
    • A 71-year-old Vaughan man passed away March 5 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure - outbreak at Mackenzie Health)
    • A 72-year-old Newmarket man passed away March 9 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure - outbreak at The Newmarket Residence)
    • An 83-year-old Vaughan woman passed away Feb. 26 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure - close contact)
    • A 73-year-old Markham passed away March 7 at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (Exposure - local transmission)
  • 142 (+2) cases are hospitalized, 18 (-2) patients in ICU 
  • 401 (+3) workplace outbreaks, 12 (+1) active, 3,270 (+17) cases 

Recovery Measures

Vaccinations as of March 10

  • 84,017 (-845) total doses
  • 30,192 (+2,580) doses 80 and older
  • 55.4% (+5.7%) proportion of ages 80+ with at least 1 dose

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • 67 (+0) school outbreaks, 7 (-1) active
    • Ellen Fairclough Public School, Markham (4 students, 1 staff)
    • 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 (9 (+2) students, 14 (+3) staff)
    • Mount Albert Public School, East Gwillimbury (closed, 2 students)
    • Northern Lights Public School, Aurora (closed, 2 students, 1 staff)
    • Stonebridge Public School, Markham (5 students)
  • 456 (+3) school surveillances, 50 (+2) active
  • 61 (+0) child care outbreaks, 2 (+0) active
  • 1,289 (+15) total school and child care cases
  • 884 (+10) student/children cases
  • 405 (+5) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 274 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 20 (-1) active
    • 14-day outbreak #3 closed March 11 at Chartwell Pine Gove LTC Residence, Vaughan (2 health-care workers)

Nitty Gritty

  • 15,510 (+78) cases, or 51%, close contact
  • 8,858 (+11) cases, or 29%, community transmission
  • 3,104 (+4) cases, or 10%, institutional outbreak
  • 306 (+64) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 481 (+1) cases, or 2%, travel
  • 1,694 (+7) cases, or 5%, workplace outbreak
  • 7,825 (+39) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 5,137 (+28) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 4,522 (+21) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 4,210 (+18) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 2,777 (+12) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 1,849 (+18) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 1,739 (+3) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 1,538 (+18) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 536 (+7) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 12,698 (+58) cases, 382 (+15) active
  • Markham 7,813 (+36) cases, 183 (+13) active
  • Richmond Hill 4,017 (+27) cases, 166 (+8) active
  • Newmarket 1,679 (+23) cases, 61 (+13) active
  • Aurora 996 (+10) cases, 41 (+8) active
  • East Gwillimbury 651 (+5) cases, 29 (+2) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 843 (+3) cases, 23 (+2) active
  • Georgina 703 (+6) cases, 22 (+4) active
  • King 675 (+3) cases, 21 (+0) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on March 13, for March 12)

  • 316,359 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 1,468 new cases since March 11
  • 1,136 (+20) variant cases
    • 1,024 (+19) U.K. variant
    • 43 (+1) South African variant
    • 34 (+0) Brazilian variant
  • 11 more deaths, totalling 7,138
  • 297,403 resolved 94.0% of cases
  • 689 (+13) cases are hospitalized; 275 (-7) in ICU; 175 (-14) on ventilators 
  • 58,431 more tests completed, with 29,756 awaiting results
  • 2.4% positivity March 11

Vaccines

  • 53,586 daily doses administered March 12
  • 1,116,496 total doses
  • 284,686 completed (people fully vaccinated)

Cases in children, youth

  • 7,393 (+76) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 9,908 (+105) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 10,171 (+65) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,324 (+3) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 78 (+0) active
  • 786 (+5) outbreaks at retirement homes, 52 (+1) active
  • 426 (+2) outbreaks at hospitals, 22 (+2) active
  • 3,878 (+1) long-term care resident deaths
  • 14,969 (-9) 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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