Newmarket (reported Wednesday, March 17 at 5 p.m.)
- 1,724 cases of COVID-19
- 14 mores case since March 16
- 84 (+5) variant cases
- 12 (+0) B.1.1.7. U.K. (0 active); 8 close contact, 3 local transmission, 1 workplace
- 72 (+5) lineage not yet determined (21 active); 39 close contact, 22 local transmission, 9 workplace, 1 institutional outbreak
- 1,608 (+4) cases resolved (93%)
- 75 (+10) active cases
- 0 more deaths, totalling 41
- 5 (+1) 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 residents, 11 (+1) health-care workers)
- 1 (+0) school surveillances
- Surveillance #3 declared March 5 at Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School (closed, 1 student, 1 (+1) staff)
- 74 (+8) new cases in last 7 days
- 82 tests on March 15, 5 positive (6.1% positivity)
The Nitty Gritty
- 805 (+5) cases close contact, or 47%reports
- 429 (+8) cases community transmission, or 25%
- 319 (+0) cases institutional outbreak, or 19%
- 14 (-2) cases under investigation, or 1%
- 42 (+0) cases travel, or 2%
- 103 (+3) cases workplace outbreak, or 6%
- 424 (+2) cases age 19 to 34, 25%
- 302 (+1) cases age 35 to 44, or 18%
- 262 (+4) cases age 45 to 54, or 15%
- 225 (+3) cases age 55 to 64, or 13%
- 152 (+0) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 121 (+1) cases age 80+, or 7%
- 110 (+0) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
- 86 (+0) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 42 (+3) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
York Region (reported Wednesday, March 17 at 5 p.m.) at red control zone
- 30,830 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 167 new cases since March 16
- 1,478 (+62) variant cases
- 252 (+1) B.1.1.7 U.K.
- 1,226 (+61) lineage not yet determined
- 29,238 (+107) cases resolved (95%)
- 1,046 (+52) active cases
- 2 more deaths, totalling 546
- A 79-year-old Vaughan man passed away March 7 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure - local transmission)
- An 80-year-old Vaughan man passed away March 15 at Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill (Exposure - outbreak at Mackenzie Health)
- 136 (-7) cases are hospitalized, 18 (+0) patients in ICU
- 408 (+1) workplace outbreaks, 18 (+0) active, 3,298 (+4) cases
Recovery Measures
- 994 (+83) new cases reported in last 7 days
- 75 (+3) new cases per 100,000 residents in last 7 days (incidence rate)
- 17 (+5) new hospitalizations in last 7 days
- 1.03 (-0.03) 7-day median reproductive number
- 1,664 tests on March 15, 176 positive (10.6% positivity)
Vaccinations
- 93,790 (+2,828) total doses
- 36,067 (+1,190) doses 80 and older
- 68.4% (+2.6%) proportion of ages 80+ with at least 1 dose
Cases in schools, child care centres
- 71 (+2) school outbreaks, 9 (+1) active
- Markham Gateway Public School, Markham (2 staff)
- Johnny Lombardi Public School, Vaughan (1 student, 2 staff)
- Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School, East Gwillimbury (4 students, 2 staff)
- St. Margaret Mary Catholic Elementary School, Woodbridge (2 students)
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Elementary School, East Gwillimbury (closed, 3 students)
- Thornhill Public School (1 student, 2 staff)
- Ellen Fairclough Public School, Markham (4 students, 1 staff)
- E.J. Sand Public School, Vaughan (2 students)
- Woodbridge College High School, Vaughan (closed, 12 (+1) students, 15 staff)
- 465 (+5) school surveillances, 43 (-12) active
- 62 (+0) child care outbreaks, 3 (+0) active
- 1,326 (+14) total school and child care cases
- 918 (+7) student/children cases
- 408 (+7) staff cases
Institutional Outbreaks
- 277 (+6) institutional outbreaks, 19 (-2) active
- 13-day outbreak #3 closed March 16 at Reena Kerrybrook, Richmond Hill (1 staff)
- 30-day outbreak closed March 16 at Kerry’s Place, East Gwillimbury (4 residents, 10 staff)
Nitty Gritty
- 15,923 (+89) cases, or 52%, close contact
- 9,059 (+51) cases, or 29%, community transmission
- 3,120 (+4) cases, or 10%, institutional outbreak
- 293 (-9) cases, or 1%, under investigation
- 487 (+0) cases, or 2%, travel
- 1,767 (+26) cases, or 6%, workplace outbreak
- 8,004 (+40) cases age 19 to 34, or 26%
- 5,258 (+37) cases age 45 to 54, or 17%
- 4,627 (+17) cases age 55 to 64, or 15%
- 4,329 (+27) cases ages 35 to 44, or 14%
- 2,820 (+9) cases age 65 to 79, or 9%
- 1,893 (+11) cases age 4 to 13, or 6%
- 1,755 (+6) cases age 80+, or 6%
- 1,586 (+9) cases age 14 to 18, or 5%
- 548 (+2) cases age 0 to 3, or 2%
Around the region:
- Vaughan 12,995 (+57) cases, 439 (+10) active
- Markham 7,917 (+22) cases, 179 (+2) active
- Richmond Hill 4,136 (+32) cases, 169 (+7) active
- Newmarket 1,724 (+14) cases, 75 (+10) active
- Aurora 1,031 (+11) cases, 49 (+6) active
- King 699 (+10) cases, 32 (+7) active
- Georgina 734 (+10) cases, 41 (+7) active
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 862 (+5) cases, 31 (+1) active
- East Gwillimbury 674 (+6) cases, 31 (+2) active
Ontario (reported at 10:30 a.m. on March 18, for March 17)
- 323,509 confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 1,553 new cases since March 16
- 1,218 variant cases
- 1,136 (+2) U.K. variant
- 47 (+0) South African variant
- 35 (+1) Brazilian variant
- 15 more deaths, totalling 7,202
- 303,493 resolved 93.8% of cases
- 730 (-11) cases are hospitalized; 304 (+4) in ICU; 186 (-4) on ventilators
- 58,560 more tests completed, with 32,330 awaiting results
- 3.1% positivity March 17
Vaccines
- 58,119 daily doses administered March 17
- 1,359,453 total doses
- 292,269 completed (people fully vaccinated)
Cases in children, youth
- 7,706 (+71) cases ages 4 to 8
- 10,255 (+76) cases ages 9 to 13
- 10,506 (+70) cases ages 14 to 17
Institutional Outbreaks
- 1,336 (+4) outbreaks at long-term care homes, 65 (-4) active
- 792 (+1) outbreaks at retirement homes, 40 (-6) active
- 440 (+3) outbreaks at hospitals, 32 (+3) active
- 3,888 (+1) long-term care resident deaths
- 14,992 (+4) cases are long-term care residents
