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

14 more cases in Newmarket, 65 are active, and 1 more death; York Region confirms 147 more cases, 3 more deaths, as incidence rate rises to 68 — up from 53 in a week; Ontario reports 1,268 new cases, 9 more deaths, positivity rate rises to the highest level in nearly 3 weeks
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Newmarket (reported Sunday, March 14 at 5 p.m.)

  • 1,701 cases of COVID-19 
  • 14 more cases since March 13
  • 74 (+0) variant cases
    • 12 (+3) B.1.1.7. U.K. (0 active); 8 close contact, 3 local transmission, 1 workplace
    • 62 (-3) lineage not yet determined (18 active); 33 close contact, 20 local transmission, 8 workplace, 1 institutional outbreak
  • 1,595 (+8) cases resolved (95%)
  • 65 (+5) active cases
  • 1 more death, totalling 41
  • 4 (+0) hospitalized, 0 in ICU
  • 2 (+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 resident, 9 (+1) health-care workers)
  • 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)
  • 69 (+6) new cases in last 7 days
  • 560 tests on March 12, 25 positive (4.5% positivity)

The Nitty Gritty

  • 794 (+9) cases close contact, or 47%
  • 421 (+3) cases community transmission, or 25%
  • 319 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 19%
  • 14 (+1) cases under investigation, or 1%
  • 42 (+0) cases travel, or 3%
  • 99 (+1) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
  • 421 (+4) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
  • 299 (+5) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
  • 257 (+2) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
  • 219 (+1) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
  • 152 (+1) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 120 (+0) cases age 80+, or 7%
  • 110 (+1) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 85 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 38 (+0) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

York Region (reported Sunday, March 14 at 5 p.m.) at red control zone

  • 30,439 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 147 new cases since March 13
  • 1,242 variant cases
    • 238 (+37) B.1.1.7 U.K.
    • 1,004 (+129) lineage not yet determined 
  • 28,890 (+98) cases resolved (95%)
  • 1,005 (+42) active cases
  • 3 more deaths, totalling 544
    • A 65-year-old Georgina man passed away March 12 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure - close contact)
    • A 75-year-old Aurora woman passed away March 12 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket (Exposure - close contact)
    • A 95-year-old Newmarket woman passed away March 12 at Southlake Residential Care Village LTC, Newmarket (Exposure - outbreak at Southlake Residential Care Village)                                                                                                     
  • 142 (+2) cases are hospitalized, 19 (+1) patients in ICU 
  • 405 (+0) workplace outbreaks, 14 (-1) active, 3,287 (+5) cases 

Recovery Measures

Vaccinations as of March 12

  • 87,975 (+839) total doses
  • 33,100 (+469) doses 80 and older
  • 61.8% (+1.0%) proportion of ages 80+ with at least 1 dose

Cases in schools, child care centres

  • 68 (+1) school outbreaks, 7 (+1) active
    • Thornhill Public School (1 student, 2 staff)
    • 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 (11 students, 14 staff)
    • Mount Albert Public School, East Gwillimbury (closed, 2 students)
    • Northern Lights Public School, Aurora (closed, 2 students, 1 staff)
  • 460 (+2) school surveillances, 54 (+2) active
  • 61 (+0) child care outbreaks, 2 (+0) active
  • 1,303 (+5) total school and child care cases
  • 895 (+3) student/children cases
  • 408 (+2) staff cases

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 276 (+0) institutional outbreaks, 21 (+0) active

Nitty Gritty

  • 15,697 (+96) cases, or 52%, close contact
  • 8,940 (+35) cases, or 29%, community transmission
  • 3,109 (+1) cases, or 10%, institutional outbreak
  • 314 (-8) cases, or 1%, under investigation
  • 484 (+3) cases, or 2%, travel
  • 1,714 (+15) cases, or 6%, workplace outbreak
  • 7,906 (+37) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
  • 5,191 (+26) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
  • 4,570 (+21) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
  • 4,257 (+27) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
  • 2,801 (+10) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
  • 1,870 (+9) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
  • 1,745 (+2) cases age 80+, or 6%
  • 1,558 (+8) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
  • 541 (+3) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%

Around the region:

  • Vaughan 12,841 (+59) cases, 422 (+12) active
  • Markham 7,859 (+24) cases, 191 (+2) active
  • Richmond Hill 4,063 (+21) cases, 175 (+3) active
  • Newmarket 1,701 (+14) cases, 65 (+5) active
  • Aurora 1,011 (+10) cases, 46 (+7) active
  • East Gwillimbury 660 (+4) cases, 31 (+2) active
  • Georgina 712 (+4) cases, 26 (+4) active
  • King 684 (+6) cases, 25 (+4) active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 849 (+5) cases, 23 (+2) active

Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on March 15, for March 14)

  • 319,374 confirmed cases of COVID-19 
  • 1,268 new cases since March 13 
  • 1,219 (+70) variant cases
    • 1,106 (+70) U.K. variant
    • 44 (+0) South African variant
    • 34 (+0) Brazilian variant
  • 9 more deaths, totalling 7,162
  • 299,684 resolved 93.8% of cases
  • 699 (+88) cases are hospitalized; 298 (+16) in ICU; 187 (+1) on ventilators (about 10% of hospitals did not submit data) 
  • 33,975 more tests completed, with 10,954 awaiting results
  • 3.8% positivity March 14

Vaccines

  • 33,198 daily doses administered March 14
  • 1,191,553 total doses
  • 287,283 completed (people fully vaccinated)

Cases in children, youth

  • 7,538 (+56) cases ages 4 to 8
  • 10,049 (+67) cases ages 9 to 13
  • 10,323 (+73) cases ages 14 to 17

Institutional Outbreaks

  • 1,328 (+0) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 74 (-1) active
  • 791 (+2) outbreaks at retirement homes, 52 (-1) active
  • 434 (+4) outbreaks at hospitals, 29 (+4) active
  • 3,881 (+3) long-term care resident deaths
  • 14,984 (+12) 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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