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

A Newmarket man in his 70s has died; Southlake hospitalizations rise; York Region reports 4 more deaths, hospitalizations steady at 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, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m.)

  • 8,737 cases of PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 6 new cases
  • 48 ^ new cases in last 7 days  
  • 1 (-1) institutional outbreaks
    • Newmarket Health Centre LTC, 13 (+0) staff, 18 (+10) residents, 1 (+1) resident death
  • 1 more death, totalling 86
  • Residents 5+ with at least 1 dose 92%
  • Residents 5+ with 2 doses 88.8%

COVID-19 cases reported by Southlake Regional Health Centre on Dec. 8

  • Number of patients with COVID-19 in ICU: 3 (+1)
  • Total number of patients with COVID-19: 24 (+10) (includes critical care)

York Region (reported Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m.)

  • 59 (+0) hospitalizations, 6 (+2) in ICU**
  • 6 new admissions on Dec. 4
  • 127,385 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 70 ^ new cases
  • 474 ^ cases in last 7 days
  • 4 more deaths, totalling 1,084 
    • A Newmarket man aged in his 70s passed away Nov. 28
    • A Vaughan man aged in his 70s passed away Nov. 27
    • A Vaughan man aged in his 90s passed away Nov. 30
    • A Vaughan woman aged in her 70s passed away Nov. 29

Institutional outbreaks 13 (-4)

  • 1 new outbreaks in last 7 days
  • New outbreaks open at:
    • Amica Unionville Retirement Home (Outbreak #9); City of Markham
    • Parkview Home Long Term Care (Outbreak #8); Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
  • Outbreaks close at: 
    • Chartwell Rouge Valley Retirement Residence (Outbreak #7); City of Markham
    • Delmanor Aurora Retirement Home (Outbreak #2); Town of Aurora
    • Markhaven Home for Seniors Long Term Care (Outbreak #7); City of Markham
    • Meta Centre - Richmond Hill, community living (Outbreak #3); City of Richmond Hill
    • The Roxborough Retirement Residence (Outbreak #6); Town of Newmarket
    • Villa Leonardo Gambin Long Term Care (Outbreak #10); City of Vaughan
    • Yee Hong Ho Lai Oi Wan Centre Long Term Care (Outbreak #8); City of Markham

Recovery measures:

  • 56 (+16) 7-day average of new cases
  • 15.9% ^ positivity

Vaccinations 

  • 85.6% residents with 1 dose; 82.8% with 2 doses, 53.1% with 3 doses, 20.4% with 4 doses
  • Residents 5+ 90.0% 1 dose, 87.0% 2 doses, 55.9% with 3 doses 
  • 57.1% 5-11 vaccinated with at least 1 dose 

Around the region:

  • Markham 30,151 (+12) cases, 95 cases in last 7 days, 87 active
  • Vaughan 46,188 (+28) cases, 124 ^ cases in last 7 days, 122 ^ active
  • Richmond Hill 19,965 (+10) cases, 100 ^ cases in last 7 days, 99 ^ active
  • Newmarket 8,737 (+6) cases, 48 ^ cases in last 7 days, 49 ^ active
  • Aurora 5,638 (+4) cases, 35 ^ cases in last 7 days, 28 ^ active
  • Whitchurch-Stouffville 4,451 (+1) cases, 16 ^ cases in last 7 days, 13 ^ active
  • Georgina 3,852 (+0) cases, 11 ^ cases in last 7 days, 12 ^ active
  • East Gwillimbury 3,126 (+3) cases, 9 cases in last 7 days, 11 active
  • King 2,857 (+3) cases, 13 ^ cases in last 7 days, 10 ^ 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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