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

Active cases rise across region; Southlake hospitalizations drop to 14; York Region reports 7 more deaths, hospitalizations dip to 59
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York Region Public Health is now updating its public COVID-19 dashboard once a week, on Tuesdays at 4 p.m.

Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m.)

  • 8,690 cases of PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 12 ^ new cases
  • 31 ^ new cases in last 7 days  
  • 2 (+0) institutional outbreaks
    • Newmarket Health Centre LTC, 13 (+7) staff, 8 (+7) residents
    • The Roxborough Retirement Residence, 4 (+2) staff, 11 (+3) residents
  • 0 more deaths, totalling 85
  • Residents 5+ with at least 1 dose 91.9%
  • Residents 5+ with 2 doses 88.8%

COVID-19 cases reported by Southlake Regional Health Centre on Nov. 29

  • Number of patients with COVID-19 in ICU: 2 (+2)
  • Total number of patients with COVID-19: 14 (-9) (includes critical care)

York Region (reported Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m.)

  • 59 (-2) hospitalizations, 4 (-4) in ICU**
  • 3 new admissions on Nov. 27
  • 126,918 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 67 ^ new cases
  • 359 ^ cases in last 7 days
  • 7 more deaths, totalling 1,080 
    • A Markham man aged in his 90s passed away Nov. 17
    • A Richmond Hill woman aged in her 90s passed away Nov. 23
    • A Vaughan man aged in his 70s passed away Nov. 22
    • An East Gwillimbury woman aged in her 90s passed away Nov. 18
    • A Markham man aged in his 90s passed away Nov. 22
    • A Vaughan man aged in his 80s passed away Nov. 28
    • A Markham man aged in his 90s passed away Nov. 28

Institutional outbreaks 17 (-1)

  • 3 new outbreaks in last 7 days
  • New outbreaks open at:
    • Chartwell Aurora Long Term Care Residence (Outbreak #11); Town of Aurora
    • Mackenzie Health Long Term Care (Outbreak #12); City of Richmond Hill
    • Mon Sheong Private Care Retirement Home - Richmond Hill (Outbreak #6); City of Richmond Hill
    • Meta Centre community living - Richmond Hill (Outbreak #3); City of Richmond Hill
    • Chartwell Rouge Valley Retirement Residence (Outbreak #7); City of Markham
  • Outbreaks close at: 
    • Chartwell Hollandview Trail Retirement Community (Outbreak #9); Town of Aurora
    • Chartwell Pine Grove Retirement Residence – Woodbridge; City of Vaughan
    • Langstaff Square Care Community Long Term Care (Outbreak #10); City of Richmond Hill
    • Maple Health Centre Long Term Care (Outbreak #7); City of Vaughan
    • Mon Sheong Private Care Retirement Home - Markham (Outbreak #8); City of Markham
    • New Leaf Birch community living (Outbreak #3); Town of East Gwillimbury

Recovery measures:

  • 40 (-1) 7-day average of new cases
  • 15.2% ^ positivity

Vaccinations 

  • 85.6% residents with 1 dose; 82.7% with 2 doses, 53.1% with 3 doses, 20.0% with 4 doses
  • Residents 5+ 90.0% 1 dose, 87.0% 2 doses, 55.8% with 3 doses 
  • 57.2% 5-11 vaccinated at least 1 dose 

Around the region:

  • Markham 30,058 (+19) cases, 104 ^ cases in last 7 days, 108 ^ active
  • Vaughan 46,065 (+16) cases, 90 ^ cases in last 7 days, 92 ^ active
  • Richmond Hill 19,864 (+9) cases, 78 cases in last 7 days, 92 active
  • Newmarket 8,690 (+12) cases, 31 ^ cases in last 7 days, 39 ^ active
  • Aurora 5,602 (+6) cases, 21 ^ cases in last 7 days, 21 ^ active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 4,436 (+0) cases, 7 cases in last 7 days, 11 ^ active
  • Georgina 3,841 (+1) cases, 9 ^ cases in last 7 days, 11 ^ active
  • East Gwillimbury 3,117 (+1) cases, 9 ^ cases in last 7 days, 10 ^ active
  • King 2,844 (+0) cases, 2 cases in last 7 days, 4 active

**Data note from York Region Public Health: Hospitalization data indicates COVID-19 positive individuals in York Region hospitals and is not limited to York Region residents. The data includes individuals hospitalized for COVID-19 and those who may be in hospital for another reason but tested positive for COVID-19. *With the rapid transmission of Omicron and provincial changes in testing eligibility and case management, case counts and outbreaks reported are an underestimate of the number of individuals with COVID-19 and outbreaks in York Region and Ontario.


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